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BioBlitz starts at 12 noon until 9pm on Saturday 27 April and 5.30am until 12 noon on Sunday 28 April. 

Pre-booking is required to guarantee your place and gain free entry into the Garden.

Book onto a wildlife workshop or drop-in to discover, identify and record the wonderful animals and plants of the Garden.

Full listings, and how to book are below. Workshops include:
• nature walks around the Garden
• surveying activities – pond-dipping, moth-trapping, bug-hunts and bat walks
• insect, amphibian and moth trapping experts will set traps overnight to be checked early the next morning

The age limit for each bookable wildlife workshop event is listed below. Pre-booking is required to guarantee your place and gain free entry into the Garden.

We will also be running a variety of drop-in activities to suit different age groups, 12 noon–6pm Saturday 27 April and 10am-1pm Sunday 28 April. More details to follow, normal Garden admission charges will apply.

Bookings are now open:

Saturday Wildlife Workshops

Minibeast Hunt: 12-12.30pm, 1.30-2pm, 3-3.30pm  Ages 6+

Butterfly Spotting: 12.30-1.30pm, 2.30-3.30pm  Ages 8+

Pond Dipping: 12.30-1.30pm, 3-4pm  Ages 6+

Owl Pellet Dissection: 1-1.45pm, 2.15-3pm, 3.30-4.15pm  Ages 6+

Wild Plant Hunt: 1-2pm  Ages 15+

Pollinator Walk: 2-3pm  Ages 8+

Spider Survey: 2-3pm  Ages 6+

Slugs and Snails: 4-5pm  Ages 8+

Moss Hunt: 4-5pm  Ages 8+

Natural History Walk: 4.30-5.30pm  Ages 12+

Bumblebee Nest Hunt: 5-6pm  Ages 8+

Bat Sound Analysis: 5.30-6.30pm  Ages 15+

Amphibian Survey: 6.30-7.30pm  Ages 15+

Small Mammal Trapping: 7-8pm  Ages 8+

Moth Trapping: 8-9pm  Ages 8+

Bat Walk: 8.30-9.30pm  Ages 8+

 

Sunday Wildlife Workshops

Early Morning Birdsong Walk: 5.30-6.30am  Ages 8+

Amphibian Trap Release: 6-7am  Ages 12+

Bird Mist Netting: 6.30-7.30am  Ages 15+

Moth Trap Release: 7-8am, 10.30-11.30am  Ages 8+

Bird Walk: 7.30-8.30am  Ages 8+

Small Mammal Trap Release: 7.30-8.30am  Ages 8+

Natural History Walk: 8-9am  Ages 12+

Aquatic Invertebrate Survey: 8.30-9.30am  Ages 15+

Bird Box Checks: 9.30-10.30am, 11-12am  Ages 12+

Minibeast Hunt: 10.30-11am  Ages 6+

Plant Gall and Leaf Miner Hunt: 11-12pm  Ages 8+

Butterfly Spotting: 11.30-12.30pm  Ages 8+

Small Mammal Trap Release: 11.30-12.30pm  Ages 8+

Pond Dipping: 11.30-12.30pm  Ages 6+