Seriously squelchy fun: WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre announces mud-filled festival of events for
February half-term
WWT Llanelli has announced that its popular ‘Mudfest’ will return this February half-term – and it will be bigger, better and messier than ever before.
Taking place from Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 February, the fun-filled festival of events will encourage big and little kids alike to go mad for mud and enjoy messy play while also learning about the importance of mud in the wetland ecosystem.
Activities at WWT Llanelli will include:
● Hands-on workshops
● Obstacle course
● Barefoot trail
● Muddy nest-making
● Mud kitchen
● Clay sculpture stories
● Mud painting
● Mud-slinging
● Seedbombs
● Minibeasts
● Tug-of-War
Jess Thompson at WWT Llanelli commented: “With lots of activities for all ages and abilities taking place on site, Mudfest 2024 promises to be even messier than last year, a real one-of-a-kind opportunity for families to spend an exciting day together and discover the powers of mud. It’ll be a day out you’ll all remember, long after you’ve washed off your wellies!”
Mudfest-goers might be surprised to learn that there’s much more to mud than meets the eye. As well as providing the perfect playground for some seriously squelchy fun, mud is teeming with life like bugs and molluscs – all of which make the perfect meal for a whole host of wetland birds, amphibians and mammals.
Mud also acts as a natural sponge, absorbing excess water to protect people during floods and surging tides, and releasing this water when needed during dry seasons.
What’s more, muddy wetland habitats like the saltmarshes found at Llanelli store huge amounts of carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere, locking it away.
Ready to get muddy? Grab your wellies and your sense of adventure, and get stuck into the holiday with minibeast mud hunts, glorious games, wild crafts, and mud, mud more at WWT Llanelli from 10 -18 February.
All activities are included in admission or free for members and children aged four and under. For more information and to book tickets, visit wwt.org.uk/Llanelli or call 01554 741087
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