A family fun day gave youngsters and their parents the chance to get back to nature.

Follow me - Alesia Albas points the compas for mum Heather to follow through the reserve LUAN MARSHALL

Basildon Council invited residents to the Vange Hill Nature Reserve, Vange Hill Drive, Vange, to take part in top nature tasks, competitions and games.

Children like little Alesia Albas and her mum Heather even had the chance to set off with a compass on an orienteering challenge around the reserve.

Published Friday August 27, 2004

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