Summer hours are now in effect! (from March 23rd). Please note that the car park is open until 7pm. The Visitor centre still closes at 5pm.
Please note the water play area is closed on Monday mornings for routine cleaning and maintenance.
Avian Influenza (bird flu) – What you need to know. We are aware of cases of Avian Influenza in wild birds in Northamptonshire. Also known as bird flu, it has been of national concern for some time, especially in seabirds in winter 2022/23. This year, as birds...
Tails-a-wagging at Stanwick Lakes (the new dog wash well received!) Dogs enjoying the stunning surroundings of Stanwick Lakes can now leave for home squeaky clean thanks to the new self service dog wash provided by Polygon Pets Ltd. Fun, flexible and easy to use -...
Stanwick Lakes is going from strength to strength as it celebrates the return of its much-loved play tower. A significant section of our adventure play area re-opens this month after a long-awaited rebuild. Rockingham Forest Trust, the charity which runs Stanwick...
Did you know there are more than 250 species of bee living in the UK? Find out how Stanwick Lakes supports these incredible insects and what you can do to help their decline.
The car park barrier system at Stanwick Lakes is having a major upgrade in May with a new system that uses automatic number plate (ANPR) recognition. Read on to find out more.
Did you know that Kingfishers live at Stanwick Lakes? Find out more about them, how and where to spot them and even have a go at painting one using our step-by-step instructions.
Rockingham Forest Trust is one of the first environmental projects awarded a grant from the government’s £80 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund, receiving £128,000 for our ‘Natureworks’ project.
All year round the Wrisdale family volunteer to keep an eye on the birds at Stanwick Lakes – monitoring them so we can find out which birds visit, which are resident, and which breed on the site. Find out how many chicks successfully fledged from our nest boxes this year.
On Thursday 27th September, Liz Evans led the first ‘On the Write Path’ workshop at Stanwick Lakes. These sessions use observations of the natural environment through the seasons to create short pieces of expressive writing. The theme this month was water and the River Nene’s journey through Stanwick Lakes.