Country Parks and Green Spaces Summer Events

22nd July 2026

📍 Riverside Country Park
🍃 Mud Kitchen

Wed, 22 July: 10am to 12 noon
Wed, 5 August: 10am - 12 noon
Wed, 19 August: 10am - 12 noon

📍 Riverside Country Park
🌳 Nature Trek

Go on safari and see the park through the ranger’s eyes, discover birds, bees, insects, flowers and maybe a reptile on this guided walk.

Tue, 28 July: 10am to 12pm
Tue, 28 July: 1pm to 3pm

Meet at the Visitor Centre

Ages 8 and above
£4.25 per participant
Booking Essential
Call 01634 337 432 to book (or pop into the visitor centre)

📍 Riverside Country Park
🌊 Mud Larking

Comb the beaches and discover the secrets of the shoreline. In this session we will be turning stones and lifting seaweed to find the creatures that live in mud and on the coast. Then return to the visitor centre and make pictures from the sand.

Tue, 4 August: 10am to 12 noon
Tue, 4 August: 1pm to 3pm

Meet at the Visitor Centre

Ages 5 and above
£4.25 per participant
Booking Essential
Call 01634 337 432 to book (or pop into the visitor centre)

📍 Riverside Country Park
🐸 Pond Dipping

Dip into the pond and explore the watery home of its residents. This session will have you asking questions, discovering the creatures of fresh water and recording what you find with creative crafts.

Tue, 11 August: 10am - 12 noon
Wed, 12 August: 10am - 12 noon

Meet at the Visitor Centre

Ages 5 and above
£4.25 per participant
Booking Essential
Call 01634 337 432 to book (or pop into the visitor centre)

📍 Riverside Country Park
🐞 Bug Hunt

Enter the meadow and discover a world of minibeasts! In this session you will be learning about the bugs in the meadow by catching them in your net and identifying what you find. Then we will repay the bugs by building mini bug houses for you to take home.

Tue, 18 August: 10am to 12pm
Tue, 18 August: 1pm to 3pm

Meet at the Visitor Centre

Ages 5 and above
£4.25 per participant
Booking Essential
Call 01634 337 432 to book (or pop into the visitor centre)

📍 Riverside Country Park
🏡 Den Building

Walk beneath the canopy and explore our education woodland. Build a den alone or with friends from what you find on the woodland floor.

Tue, 25 August: 10am to 12pm
Tue, 25 August: 1pm to 3pm

Meet at the Visitor Centre

Ages 5 and above
£4.25 per participant
Booking Essential
Call 01634 337 432 to book (or pop into the visitor centre)

📍 Riverside Country Park
🔎 Riverside Quest!

Purchase a map from the visitor centre and go on an adventure around the park - explore open meadows, tight woodland paths and hardy scrublands in search of adventure markers!