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Do your bit for wildlife

Springwatch is back!

Springwatch is back and this year there's a new theme: "Do One Thing" - an invitation to do YOUR bit for the wildlife where you live.

Whether you live in a town, city, or the countryside, there's a lot that can be done to help and encourage local wildlife - and the Springwatch Festival is coming to the North East to give you some ideas.

What: Springwatch Festival in the North East

The bus will be at Blaydon on Saturday

Where: Blaydon Burn and Newcastle's Leazes Park

When: Blaydon Burn from 1-4pm on Saturday 9 June and at Leazes Park in Newcastle on both Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 June, from 12-5pm. Both events are free.

Do your thing

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Blue Bus will be broadcasting from the events over the weekend and there will be lots of things to see and do, including a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ "Pledge Tree" where you can make a promise to "Do One Thing" for wildlife.

Marian presents Garden Mania

Below are more details of some of the activities on offer:

Springwatch Festival, Blaydon Burn, Saturday 9 June

• From 1-4pm
• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Newcastle's Summer of Fun show with Tom Davies will broadcast live from the event
• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ "Pledge Tree" where you can make a promise to do something for wildlife over the coming year
• Limited-edition hessian goody bags, wildflower seed packets and t-shirts up for grabs
• Bird box building, face paints, nature trails, history walks and other hands-on activities
• Other organisations including RSPB, Northern Kites and the Wildlife Trust will also be there
• People are asked to use public transport as parking will be limited

Springwatch Green Festival, Leazes Park, Newcastle, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 June

• The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will be there from 12-5pm on both days (the overall event continues until 10.30pm on Sunday)
• Learn more about the famous Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Natural History Unit
• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ "Pledge Tree" where you can make a promise to do something for wildlife over the coming year
• On Sunday Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Newcastle's Marian Foster and Kathy Secker will broadcast their shows live from the event.
• In Garden Mania the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Newcastle gardening team will be answering your green-fingered questions live on air
• Toddlers can hunt a leaf and get a prize while older children can track down nature in the park and learn more about local wildlife