Eden Rivers Wonder World at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

‘Let’s keep it amazing’ is the message of this ambitious exploration of the places and creatures that make the Eden rivers so – amazing!

Interactive displays, photographic walls and models, including a kinetic heron, are your guide along the meandering rivers of the Eden. Stopping to take in a view, a secret place or to look more closely at one of the many creatures that call the river home, you are taken on an awe-inspiring exploration of the Eden catchment.

Creative displays put the rivers’ ‘amazing’ creatures under scrutiny to see just what super powers they have developed to survive in this watery environment. From the tiny Cased caddis with its master building skills to the whopping wild Artic salmon: the biggest ever caught in the Eden weighed over 55lbs. We are also introduced to the illusive Kingfisher who uses an amazing trick of the light to make its feathers shine a brilliant blue; the Grey Heron with its amazing neck that strikes at lightning speed; the super-sucker Lamprey whose unsociable habits are described in graphic detail; the native White-clawed Crayfish whose super healing powers enable it to regrow lost limbs and the amazing underwater hunting machine – the Otter – one of Britain's best-loved and cherished wild animals.

But there is a cautionary tale here too – Beware the Litter Monster – a huge sculpture made from litter collected by school children. The result of a creative commission by Eden Rivers Trust with local artist, the Litter Monster shows just what can happen if we let our inner monster free to put our Wonder World at peril.

Eden Rivers Wonder World introduces children to some complex ideas through creative engaging activities. There is a full programme of events and summer holiday fun, listed on the website.