A FULL programme of events has been published for the upcoming Exmoor Nature Festival which runs from Saturday, May 17, to Sunday June 1.

The two weeks of the festival is organised by Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA) supported by Visit Exmoor.

It will feature more than 60 events and activities celebrating wildlife and wellbeing across the national park.

Festival organiser and ENPA rural enterprise co-ordinator Julie Colman said: “I am delighted that the Exmoor Nature Festival will be such a busy and varied fortnight, with so many events showcasing wildlife, the benefits of nature for human health and the sheer beauty of the national park.

“Visitors and the local community will be able to enjoy a wide range of experiences across the area, showcasing what our unique natural environment has to offer here.

“It is a great line-up, from family fun days, forest bathing, and marine life watching, to wildlife trails, kayak adventures, farm walks, and outdoor yoga, there really is something for everybody.”

Free printed programmes are available from the three National Park Centres in Dulverton, Dunster, and Lynmouth, which are now open seven days a week from 10 am to 5 pm throughout the tourism season, and in various other outlets across the Greater Exmoor area.

More information and an e-version of the programme of the festival’s events is available on the park authority’s website or by contacting the ENPA rural enterprise team by emailing to [email protected].

The national park celebrated its 70th birthday last year and covers an amazing variety of landscapes in its 267 square miles including stunning coast, moorland, woodland, valleys, and farmland with more than 800 miles of rights of way for people to enjoy.

It is one of 15 UK national parks and in 2011 was designated Europe’s first International Dark Sky Reserve.