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Wildlife presenter Simon King to appear at Festival of Birds

11:30am Friday 27th January 2012

WILDLIFE presenter Simon King will be among the visitors flocking to WWT Slimbridge for its Festival of Birds this week.

The TV star will be re-opening the newly renovated Zeiss Hide and a new otter holt at 11am on Saturday, February 4 He will then spend time with visitors, pointing out the best wildlife sights which can be seen from the hide overlooking the internationally renowned wetland reserve.

Simon will also host a question and answer session at the centre’s cinema.

Urban birder David Lindo will be the guest of honour on the second day of the festival - Sunday, February 5, from 3pm.

He will take questions from the audience following his talk on bird-watching in cities.

The event-packed weekend will also include a range of conservation talks by WWT experts, bird catching and ringing demonstrations, swan sketching, wild bird feeds and a bird-watching challenge for nature fans.

Young nature fans will be able to learn about migration in the form of a fun interactive game and they also can take part in a children's decoy in which they are 'caught and ringed' just like a bird.

There will also be stands selling all manner of wildlife goodies including artwork and books, bird feed, wildlife watching trips, optics and outdoor clothing.

Veronica Chrisp, general manager, said: "We are delighted that Simon King and David Lindo are supporting our Festival of Birds.

"Our visitors are bound to have loads of questions to put to both of them.

"Both days of the festival are packed with great events and activities which will suit a range of ages."

Runs between 9.30am and 5pm.

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