Fota’s family fun: Academic activities for kids are back

Fota Wildlife Park recently announced the return of their family-friendly educational weekends, which feature a variety of fun interactive experiences and learning-focused stands and activities on various weekends this July and August.

Visitors to Fota Wildlife Park are invited to visit the themed educational events, which are free with entry, the Native Species Weekend on the 30 and 31 July and the Bug Bonanza which runs on the 13 and 14 August. The events will be held in the big Marquee by the Oasis Café and will run from 12 noon to 5pm daily.

Lynda McSweeney, Head of Education at Fota Wildlife Park, said: "I am delighted to welcome back our popular public engagement events. These events provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of both biodiversity and the role of STEM in our everyday lives! We look forward to engaging with the public over the summer and sharing our enthusiasm and knowledge.”

Interactive stands and exhibits at the Native Species Weekend on the 30 and 31 July will include the Cork Nature Network, East Cork Beekeeping Association, and learn all about Ireland’s native flora species from the Clarenbridge Garden Centre stand as well as a biofact display from Fota Wildlife Park.

For insect lovers, the Bug Bonanza weekend on 13 and 14 August will feature an array of rare and interesting invertebrates from around the world and Fota zoologists and education team will be displaying and giving talks about the insects in Fota’s tropical house and their place in global biodiversity. The weekends at Fota still to run are:

30 & 31 July Native Species Weekend

13h & 14 August Bug Bonanza Weekend