Explore Shenley Wood in a new way - engaging your senses to heighten your awareness of the natural world. We are championing ‘more green and less screen time’, providing a session of interactive activities designed to engage and wow your senses.

Take some time to discover and reconnect with the natural world that surrounds us, challenging yourself to touch, see, listen and smell everything within the ancient woodland. This session on Thursday 16th May and is specifically designed for families to provide time to both engage and relax and will involve a short walk and a few relaxing activities.

Shenley Wood has a mixture of hard path and muddy trails with tree roots and bumpy ground in places. There are no toilets or refreshments available at this site. Please get in touch on outdoorlearning@theparkstrust.com if you require any accessibility support or to request a hearing loop. 
 
This event is part of our outdoor learning programme which is designed to help people learn more about their local parks and natural environment.

Booking is required. One ticket per person attending. 

ParkID:1928 Categories:1866, Age:Adults with accompanied children over 5.

Get in touch with the natural world on World Environment Day! This relaxing walk through the woodland offers an opportunity to slow down from our busy lives and reconnect with the natural world that surrounds us. 

We will be following Forest Bathing techniques developed in Japan in the 1980’s that have been found to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and improve memory and concentration. Some findings even show it can help us stay healthy - nature is a powerful healer! 

Book to secure your place and experience this immersive afternoon on Friday 5th June at Linford Wood.

Please note this is an adults-only session.Linford Wood is a mixture of hard paths and muddy trails.  There are no toilets at this site. There are several cafes nearby. Please get in touch on outdoorlearning@theparkstrust.com if you require any accessibility support or to request a hearing loop.

This event is part of our outdoor learning programme which is designed to help people learn more about their local parks and the natural environment.

Booking is required. 

ParkID:1912 Categories:1857 Age:Adults only 

Find out what lies beneath your feet. In this workshop, we will look at some properties of soil in our parks to better understand how simple characteristics can determine the plants we see on the surface. We will consider how the land supports the environment through food production, carbon storage, and ecosystems. We will do this by taking samples of soil from around the park and analysisng what we can see and what we can find out from this. 

This will be a practical workshop led with guidance from The Parks Trust's Environmental Sustainability Manager. 

Elfield Nature Park is a closed site that has uneven ground, steps and steep slopes. This session will involve some walking around the site and sitting on log stumps.

Please note this is an adults-only session. There are no toilets or refreshemnts at this site. Please get in touch on outdoorlearning@theparkstrust.com if you require any accessibility support or to request a hearing loop. 

This event is part of our outdoor learning programme which is designed to help people learn more about their local parks and the natural environment.

Booking is required.

ParkID:1896 Categories:1857 Age: Adults only 

The world beneath the surface is fascinating, intriguing and complex. If you've ever wanted to take a peak into the elusive lives of British freshwater creatures, join us for this practical adults-only workshop in the Ouse Valley (Flodoplain Forest Nature Reserve) on Wednesday 8th May.

Our team will speak about the many different taxa using our waterways and how The Parks Trust are helping to conserve the more threatened species. We will also demonstrate effective sampling techniques which we use to measure the health of water systems and give you the chance to get up close and personal with some freshwater invertebrates.

Please note that this session begins with a moderately-paced walk on a paved footpath down to the sampling site - this will take approximately 10 minutes. Once at the sampling site, there will be a mixture of paved footpath and grassy patches. Participants should expect to be sitting/kneeling on the ground for the activities but adjustments can be made for anyone with access needs. There will then be a return walk to the car park at the end of the session, this involves a moderate incline. There are occasional benches at this site, but no toilet facilities. A hearing loop is available on request. Please contact us on outdoorlearning@theparkstrust.com for any further accessibility information or support.

This is workshop is suitable for adults only. Booking is essential.

ParkID:1898 Categories:1857,2383 Age:Adults only