LEGO animal trail returns

Back by popular demand, Northern Ireland’s only giant LEGO brick wetland animal trail has returned to WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre in Comber until April 19.
By Community Reporter
Published 9th Mar 2020, 09:54 BST
A young boy stands next to Natalie the Lego brick Nene hiding in the wetlands as part of the LEGOAE brick animal trail at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre. Natalie took 10,300 bricks and 100 hours to buildA young boy stands next to Natalie the Lego brick Nene hiding in the wetlands as part of the LEGOAE brick animal trail at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre. Natalie took 10,300 bricks and 100 hours to build
A young boy stands next to Natalie the Lego brick Nene hiding in the wetlands as part of the LEGOAE brick animal trail at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre. Natalie took 10,300 bricks and 100 hours to build

Exclusively designed for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) a total of 253,728 LEGO bricks and 1561 hours were used to bring 14 specially designed models to life.

The giant animals, some up to twelve times life size, include Bruce the Red Breasted Goose; Lottie the Otter and Natalie the Nene and can be found hiding amongst the beautiful wetlands alongside some of their real-life cousins.

Speaking about the return of the giant LEGO® brick wetland animal trail to Castle Espie, Paul Stewart, Centre Manager said: “We’re delighted to welcome back this popular WWT trail to Castle Espie. Using the world’s most popular toy is a great way to encourage children to spend more time in the outdoors, learning about wetlands and their wildlife.

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“We have lost 87% of our wetlands worldwide, disappearing three times faster than forests with much of the wildlife that depends on them under threat. The trail plays an important role in raising awareness of wetland conservation and some of the animals that WWT helps to protect, such as the world’s rarest goose, the Nene, which can be found in the collection area at Castle Espie and which our founder, Sir Peter Scott, fought to save from extinction.

“At Castle Espie we take pride in providing the opportunity for children to enjoy getting up-close-and-personal to some of nature’s most wonderful wildlife in an engaging and fun way, in the hope of inspiring future generations to continue caring for nature.”

As well as the trail, visitors over four years old can take part in unique and popular interactive LEGO brick workshops, perfect for LEGO fans – young and old!

LEGO brick workshops take place every weekend until April 5, and every day during the Easter school holidays (April 6-19), starting at 12 noon and 2 pm. Tickets cost £10 and are available to purchase online at wwt.org.uk/castleespie

For further information visit wwt.org.uk/castleespie or contact 028 9187 4146..

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