Wildzone Cumbria lays on a naturally riveting Red October

Head to Cumbria for a really wild time this October, as Wildzone Cumbria lays on a feast of wildlife and out-in-the-wild experiences that will have the red ruling your heart.

Wildzone Cumbria creates and delivers exciting wildlife encounters, which encourage wild exploration and foster an interaction and engagement with flora and fauna. It introduces visitors to the best wild places, experiences and wild sightings available across the county.

The Wildzone’s ‘Red October’ is a month packed with things to do outdoors based in locations rich in some of Cumbria’s most iconic wildlife – red squirrels, red deer and red kite to name but three species. With the red leaves of autumn on the trees and red sunsets over Morecambe Bay, nature animates an autumnal stay, day trip or one-off experience.

October activities in the Wildzone Cumbria include exciting walks, creative creature-focused crafts, wildlife watching, outdoor exploration, cycling, fishing, photography, naturally spooky Halloween goings on, conservation, volunteering and taste-bud-tingling foodie experiences.

There is something for everyone, whether that’s a ‘Fungal Foray’ with Cumbria Wildlife Trust, a Red Deer cruise with Ullswater ‘Steamers’, photographing wild deer with a National Trust deer stalker, fishing for rainbow trout or becoming a nature detective in Whinlatter Forest!

Fun can be found by getting outdoors on the trail of Cumberland sausage and real ale thanks to the Beer ‘n’ Bangers Festival in the Western Lake District, enjoying red squirrel themed craftwork at the World of Beatrix Potter in Bowness, taking a Walk on the Wildside on the Bearded Tit trail at the RSPB Leighton Moss nature reserve and following in the footsteps of Romans with the Lake District National Park and the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

Wild activities of the spooky kind for the October half term/Halloween week include following a ‘Creatures of the Night’ family trail at RSPB Leighton Moss, making pastry pumpkins in the Georgian kitchen of Wordsworth House (Cockermouth), listening to spooky stories in Wild Ennerdale and exploring haunted woods at the National Trust’s Acorn Bank.

Add to this leisure learning in the wild, whether that is sketching or using natural materials to create something special, and hunting down Red October in the Wildzone Cumbria, really is the recipe for a truly exceptional autumn jaunt, made even easier by Wildzone Cumbria accommodation members who help guests ‘unwild’ after a naturally action-packed day.

To celebrate its first birthday, Wildzone Cumbria has a super prize of a four-night, full board photo workshop up for grabs courtesy of Lakeland Photographic Holidays. Amateur photographers can enter by posting a photo of wildlife or scenery taken in the Wildzone on Facebook page facebook.com/WildzoneCumbria or on its wildlife sightings page at wildzonecumbria.org. This prize is worth £495 and covers photography tuition, accommodation, food and excursions.

Wildzone Cumbria wants to CU go wild this October, so why not let the red rule your heart and give in to your wild child instincts? You will be assured of all your creature comforts and masses of fun to boot!