It’s a creepy, crawly nature hunt

Bug Hunt in Hawthorne Park, Thornton. Pictured are Zac Dawe, 7 and Claudia Greenwood, 6.

And catching sight of all the other various bugs and beasties who live in Hawthorne Park.

Children enjoyed a nature hunt with Wyre’s Rangers to unearth a whole host of creepy crawlies, in Thornton.

As part of a series of summer events, 11 youngsters and their parents took part in the Bugs, Beasties, Feathers and Flowers workshop.

Bug Hunt in Hawthorne Park, Thornton. Pictured is Mason Sumner, aged 4.

A spokesman from Wyre Council said: “It was a good activity, the children enjoyed finding frogspawn, several types of spiders, beetle lavae and other bugs and creepy crawlies.”

Wyre Council is running a series of events throughout the summer to help keep youngsters entertained during the school holidays.

For information, visit www.wyre.gov.uk and search for Summer Stuff.