THOUSANDS of shoppers have visited intu Uxbridge shopping centre over the past three weeks to experience the Big Bugs Tour.
“It has been one of the most successful events ever in the centre,” said marketing manager Natasha House.
The tour is in the centre until tomorrow (Thursday).
Backed by naturalist Chris Packham, it is designed to reconnect children and adults with nature.
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New research reveals that being closer to nature makes you 67 per cent happier, but one in five children were unable to correctly identify a bee. One in ten did not know honey came from bees.
Shoppers can pick up a quiz from the customer information desk, which they can complete on the way round.
Each bug has a unique mobile number which shoppers can text to start a conversation with the creature.
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