Event information
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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+