My daughters, Lily, aged four, and Ruby, aged one, are becoming accustomed to joining me on my many trips to watch wildlife.
They take freezing cold winds and muddy fields in their stride these days and Lily has no fear when handling animals.
I think it is really important to get children used to being outdoors and have had many fun adventures introducing them to the world on their doorsteps.
Click on this link to read about their adventures: Never too young to discover a love of outdoors - Farming - Yorkshire Post