CHILDREN went round and round Abberton Reservoir in search of teddy bears for a day of adventure and learning.
The Teddy Bears’ Picnic hosted by Essex Wildlife Trust sent the youngsters, aged three to seven, through the woods, as well as making a bear’s favourite food and places for them to sleep.
Charlotte Wells, who led the session, said it was an enchanting afternoon.
Molly Wild, two, with Poppy, five
She said: “All of our events are designed to be fun but always making sure there’s a nature theme behind it so we can teach them about our wildlife.
“We began our session with a story about bears walking through the woods together and everyone had brought their teddies with them, then we went from a walk through the trees to find the wild bears of Abberton who were all hiding in the trees.
“After our walk, our teddy bears felt a bit hungry so we made them a bees salad and collected bugs and leaves and made them some nice dens to sleep in.”
Amelia Clark, four, tunes in for the best story she had heard all day
To finish the afternoon the children made teddy bear bunting and played themed games.
The next picnic is August 14 but there are activities each day until August 31.
Ben Dawson, four, with his toy dog, also named Ben (below)
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