Big Easter Craft Club
Join us for our BIG EASTER CRAFT CLUB at Stanwick Lakes on Wednesday 1st and Wednesday 8th April. Create some brilliant birdy themed crafts in our sessions.
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.
Join us for our BIG EASTER CRAFT CLUB at Stanwick Lakes on Wednesday 1st and Wednesday 8th April. Create some brilliant birdy themed crafts in our sessions.
Join our Rangers this Easter for a hands-on den building session at Stanwick Lakes. Work together to design and build a waterproof shelter using natural materials, then put it to the test. Suitable for families, with sessions lasting around 60 minutes.
Put your questions to Lara from The Wildlife Trust! Visit the SPA (Special Protection Area) stall and learn about why the nature reserve is so important. There will also be […]
Spend a creative day at Stanwick Lakes learning traditional willow weaving techniques. This beginner-friendly workshop guides you through making a woven garden obelisk and a spiral bird feeder, building practical skills in shaping and tension in an inspiring natural setting.
This workshop runs in the spring and summer time when there are many flowers and leaves in the garden. Participants draw any flowers and leaves on the sketchbook in the […]
Spend a relaxing day at Stanwick Lakes learning traditional spoon carving techniques. This beginner-friendly course covers cleaving wood, shaping with an axe, and carving with sloyd and hook knives to create your own handcrafted wooden spoon. Set in the oak-framed craft barn and surrounded by 750 acres of inspiring wetlands, it is a practical and immersive introduction to green woodworking.
This three-hour workshop focuses on creating a distinctive “holey” glass bowl. Participants will be taught how to cut glass and gain an understanding of glass fusion techniques, while producing a […]
Join us at Stanwick Lakes on the 26th April to celebrate National Mammal Week. Drop in to our Magic Mammal event anytime between 11am and 3pm to discover how we […]
To celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 3rd May, we will be hosting two guided bird walks at Stanwick Lakes. “Early birds” are invited to join our first walk […]
For 2026, we are pleased to offer weekly open water swimming sessions, taking place every Friday evening throughout the summer season, from Friday 15th May to Friday 28th August. This […]
Help us to check the nest boxes on the nature reserve at Stanwick Lakes and meet some baby birds! Every spring, Stanwick Lakes conducts nest box monitoring as part of […]
A one day workshop where you will create a lino print using the jigsaw method. The jigsaw method in lino is the act of cutting your lino block into sections […]