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TAKE A STROLL: Enjoy a guided walk around Manor Farm Country Park.

TODAY we have got lots of suggestions about what to do and where to go across Hampshire that will not cost you a penny throughout the summer holidays as part of our Beat the Crunch campaign.

The New Forest offers a wide range of free activities to keep your children occupied throughout the holidays.

Why not try the "Aren't birds brilliant!" days at the Reptile Centre, which has free entry.

See live action unfold in the nest of some of their most secretive birds of prey - goshawks and hobbies.

You'll catch all the action from eggs hatching, and parents bringing in food for their young to the chicks leaving the nest for their first flights.

Friendly and knowledgeable volunteers will be on hand to explain what's happening, answer any questions and tell you more about the lives of the birds of prey and ground-nesting birds that make the Forest their home.

There is a large flat-screen TV showing live and recorded footage from the nest, and another TV showing a film about other brilliant birds that nest in the New Forest.

This site is accessible by wheelchair. There are toilets and picnic tables on site.

The days are running until August 31 from 10.30am until 4.30pm. For more information visit thenewforest.co.uk or contact Dan Parkinson on 01273 763627.

Or why not enjoy a guided walk around Manor Park Country Park? Join a countryside ranger from 11am tomorrow and discover the delights of the park and its wildlife. The walk is free (parking charges apply) but places must be booked in advance. Book via farm reception or telephone 01489 772813.

For active kids why not make the most of a series of free multi-games activity sessions running throughout the summer by Eastleigh council called Park Sport?

Team Elite is running the sessions that include a variety of activities such as football, cricket, frisbee, volleyball, dodgeball and Olympicthemed events. Just turn up at the site for the sessions.

Tomorrow children aged eight to 11 can enjoy the sessions at Lawn Road from 10am to noon and those aged 12 to 16 can take part in a session there from 5pm to 7pm.

A session at Cox Row in Eastleigh is also being run for ages eight to 11 from 10am to noon. For more information contact eastleigh.gov.uk/parksport.

8:20am Friday 1st August 2008

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