A POPULAR event will return to Waltham Forest, it has been announced.

The Countryside Live is back in September bringing wildlife and traditional countryside activities to Leyton Marsh.

Unusual fun can be found by visitors with activities including willow weaving, falconry displays, sheep shearing and ferret racing.

The event will take place on September 26 and 27 between 10am and 5pm.

Families will also have the chance to meet a range of animals from otters, ferrets and bats to farm animals.

The popular annual event attracts around 6,000 visitors every year.

Countryside Live takes place at Leyton Marsh, part of the 10,000 acre, 26 mile long Lee Valley Regional Park.

Countryside Live will host around 50 different exhibitors during the weekend.

For further information go to www.visitleevalley.org.uk or contact 08456 770 600.