Monday 29th July 2019 10.30am - 2.30pm Mosaic Workshop Summer Holiday Family Fun. Join us to make a beautiful piece of art for Connect Park and our new Iqbal Pocket Park. No experience necessary - just turn up and enjoy yourself! FREE event. Contact 01733 756275 for further information, accessibility advice or directions. Monday 29th […]
Events
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Monday 29th July 2019 10.30am - 12noon Join us for stories and activities based around the story of The Ugly Duckling and our feathered friends, ducks in general. We will even be making our own duck food which we can go and feed to the hungry ducks, geese and swans Suitable for children 3yrs + […]
£5.50
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Monday 29th July 2019 1.30pm - 3pm Join us for stories and activities based around the story of The Ugly Duckling and our feathered friends, ducks in general. We will even be making our own duck food which we can go and feed to the hungry ducks, geese and swans Suitable for children 3yrs + […]
£5.50
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1 event,
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Wild Wednesday: Discovery Den - Ferry Meadows Wednesday 31st July 2019 10am - 2pm Children and adults are welcome to come and join in some seasonal and wild crafts. This is a drop in event, no booking required, just come along. Cost: £1 per child per craft made, paid on the day. Next Wild Wednesday sessions: […]
£ 1
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Thursday 1 August 2019 10:30am-12:00pm or 2pm-3:30pm Look for and learn about the fascinating invertebrates that live in the Nene Wetlands. Join us in our wonderful education area and discover the creatures that call it home, guided by our knowledgeable staff and volunteers. This event is most suitable for ages 3+ and children must be accompanied […]
£5
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Friday 2nd August 2019 10am - 12pm Join a ranger for a short walk discovering the small mammals that live in the park and then see what minibeasts also make their home here. We will hopefully get to see Voles, Mice and Shrews as well as talk about their habitat, diet and identifying features and […]
£2
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Saturday 3rd August 2019 11.30am - 2.30pm Join us on this community-led litter pick hosted by Family Voice Peterborough Equipment provided Please advise [email protected] if you are staying for the Fairshare lunch afterwards. Contact 01733 685510 for more information, accessibility advice or directions. Saturday 3rd August 2019 11.30am - 2.30pm Goldhay Centre, Paynels, Peterborough PE2 […] |
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Monday 5th August 2019 10.30am - 12noon Enter the magical world of the fairies and elves of Ferry Meadows. Come along to spot the signs that they have been in the park, make some magical woodland potions and build some amazing homes for them. Suitable for children 3years+ £2 per child Please book your place(s) […]
£2
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Monday 5th August 2019 1.30pm - 3pm Enter the magical world of the fairies and elves of Ferry Meadows. Come along to spot the signs that they have been in the park, make some magical woodland potions and build some amazing homes for them. Suitable for children 3years+ £2 per child Please book your place(s) […]
£ 2
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Tuesday 6th August 2019 10.30am - 2pm Come and join us at the launch of the Foxcovert Reserve Action Team. Find out more about this lovely habitat and our plans to conserve it. Family activities and games. Tea, coffee, cake and biscuits. Meet at the car park Dragon Pub, 1 Hodgson Centre Hodgson Avenue, Peterborough […]
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Tuesday 6th August 2019 12noon - 3pm Join our Education Team to find out who calls the lakes of Ferry Meadows home. This is a Drop In event, so no need to book. Suitable for everyone aged 5yrs+. Find us from 12noon to 3pm, on the corner of Lynch Lake, nearest the Visitor Centre. FREE event […] |
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Wild Wednesday: Discovery Den - Ferry Meadows Wednesday 7th August 2019 10am - 2pm Children and adults are welcome to come and join in some seasonal and wild crafts. This is a drop in event, no booking required, just come along. Cost: £1 per child per craft made, paid on the day. Next Wild Wednesday […]
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Wednesday 7th August 2019 10.30am - 3.30pm Spend a summer's day at the Great Fen with loads of family activities to try! Join us for family fun, including pond dipping, den building, crafts and nature based activities celebrating all things Great Fen. Why not bring a picnic and stay all day! Cost: £5 per child […]
£5
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Thursday 8th August 2019 10.30am - 12.30pm Enjoy a morning of fun with your children in our beautiful education area. Lead by a qualified Forest School practitioner, these sessions are a great opportunity to let your children and their imaginations go wild in a safe, natural environment. Build dens, look for mini beasts, have a go […]
£5
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Friday 9th August 2019 8.30am - 5.30pm Want something to do during the school holidays? Why not come and join in a Multi Activity Day designed to be full of fun and excitement Meet new friends and develop new and existing skills. You will get to try a mix of adventurous outdoor activities throughout the […]
£37
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Friday 9th August 2019 10am - 2.30pm Kids Tree Climbing Ever wondered how our Rangers complete the tree work around the Park. Children can come and have a go at tree climbing in a rope and harness. Full instructions are given by our Rangers and all safety equipment is provided. Suitable for children aged 3yrs + Starts: 10am/10.30am/11am/11.30am/12noon/1pm/1.30pm/2pm/2.30pm […]
£2
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Sunday 10 August 2019 2pm - 4pm Join us for a guided walk around Lawn Wood and Jackson's Meadows. Come along and join us for an afternoon guided walk around Lawn Wood and Jackson's Meadows, a Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reserve consisting of two meadows, pasture and woodland. The summer months bring magnificent displays of buttercups, and […] |
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Sunday 11th August 2019 10am - 12pm Litter pick starting at the river bank from the steps behind Asda and another group at the bridge near the Boathouse. Contact Harry Machin at [email protected] for further information. Wheelchair accessible. Dog friendly. Sunday 11th August 2019 10am - 12pm Behind ASDA, West Rivergate Shopping Centre, Peterborough PE1 […] |
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Monday 12th August 2019 10am – 11.30am A fun monthly outdoor parent and toddler group. Each session has a nature theme and will include a messy craft activity, time to explore the beautiful outdoors, story and song time. Age: 2yrs+ Adults may bring up to two paying children. Accompanying siblings below the age of 2yrs […]
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Monday 12th August 2019 - Wednesday 14th August 2019: 10am - 2pm Come along on Monday to Wednesday to discover more about these amazing 'winged flowers'. Find out about their interesting lives and how you can help them. Take part in monitoring these creatures as totally wild scientists! Practical hands-on family fun activities, outdoors and […]
£5
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Tuesday 13th August 2019 12noon - 3pm Join our Education Team to find out who calls the lakes of Ferry Meadows home. This is a Drop In event, so no need to book. Suitable for everyone aged 5yrs+. Find us from 12noon to 3pm, on the corner of Lynch Lake, nearest the Visitor Centre. FREE event […] |
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Wild Wednesday: Discovery Den - Ferry Meadows Wednesday 14th August 2019 10am - 2pm Children and adults are welcome to come and join in some seasonal and wild crafts. This is a drop in event, no booking required, just come along. Cost: £1 per child per craft made, paid on the day. Next Wild Wednesday […]
£1
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Wednesday 14th August 2019 10.30am - 3.30pm Spend a summer's day at the Great Fen with loads of family activities to try. Join us for family fun, including pond dipping, den building, crafts and nature based activities celebrating all things Great Fen. Why not bring a picnic and stay all day! Cost: £5 per child […]
£5
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Thursday 15th August 2019 10:30am-12:00pm or 2pm-3:30pm Look for and learn about the fascinating invertebrates that live in the Nene Wetlands. Join us in our wonderful education area and discover the creatures that call it home, guided by our knowledgeable staff and volunteers. This event is most suitable for ages 3+ and children must be accompanied […]
£5
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt Friday 16th August 2019 10.30am - 12 noon Bring your own Teddy Bear and join us on a bear hunt. There will be a craft session, followed by story time and then a walk around Ferry Meadows to find Barney the Bear. Suitable for 3 yrs+ (younger siblings may attend […]
£5.50
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt Friday 16th August 2019 1.30pm - 3pm Bring your own Teddy Bear and join us on a bear hunt. There will be a craft session, followed by story time and then a walk around Ferry Meadows to find Barney the Bear. Suitable for 3 yrs+ (younger siblings may attend but […]
£5.50
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Saturday 17th August 2019 2pm - 4pm Join us for a guided walk around Toft Tunnel with the Bourne Area Group. Come along and join us for an afternoon guided walk around Toft Tunnel, a former railway line and now Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve known for it's grassland wildflowers. Listen for willow warbler and whitethroat, […] |
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Monday 19th August 2019 - Friday 23rd August 2019 8.30am - 5.30pm Want something to do during the school holidays? Why not come and join in a Multi Activity Day designed to be full of fun and excitement Meet new friends and develop new and existing skills. You will get to try a mix of […]
£37
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Monday 19th August 2019 - Friday 23rd August 2019 10am-2pm Colour in Nature Practical hands-on family fun activities, outdoors and indoors too. Designed to help you discover more about local wildlife. This week's theme is all about colour in nature! Drop-in anytime between 10am until last admission 2pm. Cost: £5 per child No need to […]
£5
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Monday 19th August 2019 10:30am- 3:30pm Build a bat box to provide a safe roost for bats near you. Bats populations in the UK have declined considerably over the past century and habitat loss is one of the biggest threats that they face. Providing a safe roosting site in your garden is just one way that […]
£10
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Monday 19th August 2019 - Sunday 15th September 2019 Gaia Earth Exhibition and Events Booking opens for Gaia Earth evening viewings at Peterborough Cathedral Booking has now opened for evening tickets to see Luke Jerram’s Gaia Earthartwork, which will be suspended under the central tower of Peterborough Cathedral from 19th August until 15th September. The […]
£2
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Tuesday 20th August 2019 12noon - 3pm Join our Education Team to find out who calls the lakes of Ferry Meadows home. This is a Drop In event, so no need to book. Suitable for everyone aged 5yrs+. Find us from 12noon to 3pm, on the corner of Lynch Lake, nearest the Visitor Centre. FREE event […]
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Tuesday 20th August 2019 1pm - 1.45pm Our summer "Tuesdays Till Two" concerts continue with a solo piano recital by Adrian Oldland, who is playing his first concert at St John's. Adrian will be playing works by Schumann and Chopin. As ever St John's will be open for an hour before the concert begins, with […] |
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Wednesday 21st August/Thursday 22nd August/Friday 23rd August 2019: 8.30am - 5.30pm Want something to do during the school holidays? Why not come and join in a Multi Activity Day designed to be full of fun and excitement Meet new friends and develop new and existing skills. You will get to try a mix of adventurous […]
£37
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Wild Wednesday: Discovery Den - Ferry Meadows Wednesday 21st August 2019 10am - 2pm Children and adults are welcome to come and join in some seasonal and wild crafts. This is a drop in event, no booking required, just come along. Cost: £1 per child per craft made, paid on the day. Next Wild Wednesday […]
£1
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Wednesday 21st August 2019 10.30am- 3.30pm Spend a summer's day at the Great Fen with loads of family activities to try. Join us for family fun, including pond dipping, den building, crafts and nature based activities celebrating all things Great Fen. Why not bring a picnic and stay all day! Cost: £5 per child - […]
£5
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Wednesday 21st August 2019 1pm - 2pm Talk by Prof Paul Ballard of Peterborough EcoFaith Network entitled "Dear God! What on earth are we doing to the earth? The search for wisdom". Wednesday at One takes place at 1pm on Wednesdays usually during term time only but there are extra sessions to coincide with the […] |
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Thursday 22nd August 2019 10.30am - 12.30pm Family Forest School Enjoy a morning of fun with your children in our beautiful education area. Lead by a qualified Forest School practitioner, these sessions are a great opportunity to let your children and their imaginations go wild in a safe, natural environment. Build dens, look for mini-beasts, have […]
£5
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Thursday 22nd August 2019 10.30am - 12noon Family Barefoot Walkshop This family 'walkshop' is experiential barefoot walk, exploring different areas of Nene Park in the sunshine with artist and ecotherapy practitioner Sandra Keating. We invite you and your family to go off-route, connect to the earth mindfully, and feel the effects of grounding on many […] |
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Friday 23rd August 2019 1.30pm - 3.30pm Butterfly Walk Join our Visitor Warden Sophie who will guide you though the fluttering world of butterflies. Walk around part of Ferry Meadows looking at the butterflies found around the site, as well as any other wildlife we may see around the park. Bring binoculars if you have […]
£2
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Saturday 24th August 2019 10.30am - 12noon Bushcraft - Shelter Building Come along to find out how to build your own wild shelter and have a go at creating your own. Suitable for children over 7yrs old only Children must be accompanied by an adult - maximum 2 children per adult Cost: £5.50 per child. […]
£5.50
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Saturday 24th August 2019 11am - 3pm Open Day at Lattersey Local Nature Reserve. Open to all. Guided walks, wildlife trails, craft activities, refreshments, displays and more. Suitable for all the family. Cost: £3 adults, £1.50 child Contact Rachel Price on 07734 478466 or at [email protected] to book or for more information, parking, accessibility advice […]
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Saturday 24th August 2019 1.30pm - 3pm Bushcraft - Shelter Building Come along to find out how to build your own wild shelter and have a go at creating your own. Suitable for children over 7yrs old only Children must be accompanied by an adult - maximum 2 children per adult Cost: £5.50 per child. […]
£5.50
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Saturday 24th August 2019 2pm - 4pm A guided walk round Lattersey Nature Reserve (part of the Reserve Open Day). Join us for a guided walk round this brownfield site which has a variety of characteristic fenland habitats including areas of open water, a reed bed, marshy grassland and willow carr. Local botanist Sarah Lambert […]
£3
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Saturday 24th August 2019 8pm - 9:30pm Join us for a bat filled evening in the Nene Wetlands! Despite bat populations in the UK declining considerably over the past century, bats in the Nene Wetlands seem to be thriving and 4 different species are regularly recorded on the reserve. This International Bat Night, we'll be joined by Paul Howden-Leach […]
£12
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Family and Friends Volunteering Sunday 25th August 2019 10am - 12noon Make a difference by helping the Rangers out in the Park and supporting the Moments with Trees project. Children, couples, grandparents, friends – everybody welcome. Suitable for: 5yrs old + Easy Access: Yes Restrictions: Younger children welcome, however full participation may not be possible. […]
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Family and Friends Volunteering Sunday 25th August 2019 1pm – 3pm. Make a difference by helping the Rangers out in the Park and supporting the Moments with Trees project. Children, couples, grandparents, friends – everybody welcome. Suitable for: 5yrs old + Easy Access: Yes Restrictions: Younger children welcome, however full participation may not be possible. Advisory […] |
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Monday 26th August 2019 10am – 11.30am A fun monthly outdoor parent and toddler group. Each session has a nature theme and will include a messy craft activity, time to explore the beautiful outdoors, story and song time. Age: 2yrs+ Adults may bring up to two paying children. Accompanying siblings below the age of 2yrs […]
£3.50
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Tuesday 27th August 2019 12noon - 3pm Join our Education Team to find out who calls the lakes of Ferry Meadows home. This is a Drop In event, so no need to book. Suitable for everyone aged 5yrs+. Find us from 12noon to 3pm, on the corner of Lynch Lake, nearest the Visitor Centre. FREE event […]
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Tuesday 27th August 2019 1pm - 1.45pm Our summer season of "Tuesdays at Two" concerts ends with a duo concert by viola player Leon King, returning after a very successful solo concert with us last summer, and pianist Emily Smith, who also appeared last summer, when she played the cello with The Stringlers. They will […] |
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Wild Wednesday: Discovery Den - Ferry Meadows Wednesday 28th August 2019 10am - 2pm Children and adults are welcome to come and join in some seasonal and wild crafts. This is a drop in event, no booking required, just come along. Cost: £1 per child per craft made, paid on the day. Next Wild Wednesday […]
£1
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Wednesday 28th August 2019 10.30am - 3.30pm Spend a summer's day at the Great Fen with loads of family activities to try. Join us for family fun, including pond dipping, den building, crafts and nature based activities celebrating all things Great Fen. Why not bring a picnic and stay all day! Suitable for families. Cost: […]
£5
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Wednesday 28th August 2019 1pm - 2pm Talk by Dr Hilary Marlow (A Rocha). Wednesday at One takes place at 1pm on Wednesdays usually during term time only but there are extra sessions to coincide with the Gaia Earth exhibition. The talk is followed by a light lunch for those who have time to stay. […] |
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Thursday 29th August 2019 10:30am-12:00pm or 2pm-3:30pm Look for and learn about the fascinating invertebrates that live in the Nene Wetlands. Join us in our wonderful education area and discover the creatures that call it home, guided by our knowledgeable staff and volunteers. This event is most suitable for ages 3+ and children must be accompanied […] |
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Friday 30th August 2019 5.30pm - 9.45pm Bat Paddle An early evening paddle followed by a bat walk with a Wildlife Trust expert at the Nene Wetlands. Canoes will depart Canoe2’s base at Rushden Lakes. After a peaceful early evening paddle on the River Nene you will be met back at Rushden Lakes by your […]
£55
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Saturday 31st August 2019 10am - 4pm The Flying Aces competition will bring enthusiasts to Ferry Meadows from afar. Why not go along and see the experts at their best. Peterborough Model Flying Club (PMFC) was formed in 1938 and is one of the oldest and most successful model flying clubs in the country with […] |
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