Birds of prey will be on display every day at the beautiful DODDINGTON PLACE GARDENS, where 10-acre landscaped gardens will host treasure hunts and activities on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Amicia Oldfield, of Doddington Place, near Sittingbourne, said: “The extensive woodland garden has a fine collection of rhododendron and azalea and will be springing into life. There will be two Easter hunts – one for younger children, and a more puzzling hunt for older children and adults who like a challenge, and there’s a chocolate egg prize for each child taking part.”

The birds of prey displays will be given at 3pm each day. Entry costs £6 for adults, £2 for children or £16 for a family of four. Call 01795 886101.

Visit KENT LIFE this weekend and have your face painted, meet a real-life blacksmith, try your hand at the coconut shy and watch the Kent hops being strung. All this while keeping your eyes peeled for the Easter Bunny and all the other animals that the attraction, near Maidstone, is so well known for such as alpacas, ferrets and free-range livestock. Kent Life is open daily from 10am to 6pm. Entry is £9.25 for adults and £7.25 for children. Call 01622 763936.

If you’ve become a bit blase about bunnies and chicks, then how about sun bears and Malayan tigers? The RARE SPECIES CONSERVATION CENTRE in Sandwich boasts all of these and more, drawn from exotic climes such as Madagascar and Indonesia. Experience the centre’s themed areas from around the globe, as you learn about the world’s lesser-known rare and endangered species. The centre is open daily from 10am until 6pm. Entry costs £15 for adults and £12 for children. Call 01304 611528.

You can come nose-to-nose with British wildlife past and present at WILDWOOD in Herne. With over 200 native animals set in 40 acres of ancient woodland, it is the ideal home for wolves, bison, deer, owls, foxes, red squirrels, wild boar, lynx, wild horses, badgers, beavers and more. But it’s the children who go really wild on the great adventure playground with drop slide, tube slide, wild fort, and tree-top towers. Wildwood is open daily over the holiday weekend from 10am. Entry costs £9.95 for adults, £7.75 for children and £32.50 for families. Call 01227 712111.

More species than any other zoo in the county and hands-on encounters with them is what’s promised at WINGHAM WILDLIFE PARK, near Canterbury. Have you heard of the little red flying fox, with a wing span of 28cm? It looks more like a huge red bat! And what about the chubby painted frog, which has no neck and feeds on insects to maintain its bulging body? You can see them there, plus the snow leopards, penguins and meerkats. The park is open daily from 10am to 6pm. Entry costs £14 for adults, £11 for children and £44 for families.Call 01227 720836.