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Help garden birds

February 2 2007

Birds in the Garden event at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
12-16 February 2007

If you’d like to find out more about helping birds at this important time of the year, when they need food and shelter, come along to the Birds in the Garden event at RHS Garden Harlow Carr between 12 - 16 February. There will be a whole range of interesting and fun activities:

• 12 February 10.30am, 12.15pm & 2.30pm: Bird box and seed cake making workshops - need to pre-book
• 13 February 11am, 1pm & 2pm: ‘Sounds of the Forest’ music workshops for children aged 6 upwards - need to pre-book
• 14 & 16 February 1.30pm and 2.30pm: storyteller Penny Dolan will be telling feathery fables
• 15 February 2pm: bird watching walk suitable for families to help you identify birds in the garden - need to pre-book
• 16 February bird box display showing the different types for different birds, the range of bird feeders available and advice on what food will attract which birds.
• Themed family activities model & paper activities and puppet making

Or just come along and marvel at the variety of birds feeding at the bird feeding station from the bird hide.

Places on all walks are limited and therefore need to be booked in advance by telephoning 01423 724680, RHS members £3, non-members £9, Children £2 (inclusive of Garden admission fee). Normal Garden entrance fee applies to all other activities RHS members free, Adults £6, Children 6-16 £2, Children under 6 free.

Notes to Editors

For further information and images please contact Allison Mitchell, PR Manager, RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Harrogate HG3 1QB; tel: 01423 565418; fax: 01423 530663; e-mail: allisonmitchell@rhs.org.uk; www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr

RHS Garden Harlow Carr is open every day from 9.30am until 6pm (or 4pm November-February inclusive) except Christmas Day. Last admission one hour before closing. 2006 prices: RHS members free, adult admission £6, children six to 16 £1.60, children under six free of charge.

The proceeds taken from events and tickets sales at all RHS gardens help to fund the many activities undertaken by the RHS to promote horticulture and help gardeners.

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The RHS is the UK’s leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. RHS work includes providing expert advice and information, advancing horticulture, training the next generation of gardeners, helping school children learn about plants, and conducting research into plants, pests and environmental issues affecting gardeners.

An interest in gardening is all you need to enjoy being a member of the RHS. For more information visit www.rhs.org.uk or call 0845 130 4646.

Founded in 1804, the Royal Horticultural Society is Britain's largest gardening charity and is committed to being the leading organisation demonstrating excellence in horticulture and promoting gardening. Renowned for its outstanding gardens and inspirational flower shows, the RHS is a key source of advice and information for all gardeners. It encourages gardening through its publications, trials, lectures, education programmes and scientific research and is home to the Lindley Library, which contains the most comprehensive collection of horticultural books in the world.

Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society offers many exclusive benefits including a monthly copy of The Garden magazine; free entrance to RHS Gardens Wisley in Surrey, Rosemoor in Devon, Hyde Hall in Essex and Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire; free access to a further 88 beautiful gardens across Britain and 20 gardens in Belgium and France; access to seeds collected at RHS gardens; free gardening advice and privileged tickets to 18 RHS flower shows, including the Chelsea Flower Show, the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.

For further enquiries about membership of the RHS contact: Membership Department, Royal Horticultural Society, PO Box 313, London SW1P 2PE; 0845 130 4646 Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5pm or via the RHS website

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