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.
If you’ve ever fancied having a go at making something in glass but not sure if you want to commit to a longer, more expensive workshop why try a 2.5 hour taster workshop and make some hanging light catchers. During the session you will make up to 3 pieces. You will have access to a […]
Come along and join our Guide in the Hide, Lara Jones, SPA Engagement Officer, for chat about our feathered friends, and a helping hand to improve your bird ID skills.
Join the Ranger team for birdy themed forest fun. Connect with nature, listen to the birds, create natural birdy crafts and cook marshmallows on the campfire.
Join artist Louise Berrill to create a unique piece artwork of a beautiful bird. The workshop will combine drawing, painting and collage to produce a mixed media masterpiece.
Join us for our very first BIG BIRDY CRAFT CLUB at Stanwick Lakes on Wednesday 18th February. Create some brilliant birdy themed crafts in our sessions.
Drop into the Visitor Centre to meet Lara Jones, SPA Engagement officer, who will tell you all about the amazing wildlife that call Stanwick Lakes and surrounding areas their home, and what is being done to protect it.
Come along and build a wooden bird box at Stanwick Lakes this half term. Then once it's complete, take it home to provide a nesting place for your garden birds.
Find out what owls have been eating by dissecting their pellets. Will you find a mouse, a vole or maybe a shrew skeleton? This event is perfect for young budding scientists aged 7 and over.
Anniversary Exhibition To mark the anniversary of a mid-air collision that occurred between two B17 Flying Fortress aircraft on the 22nd February 1944, a one-day exhibition to commemorate this tragic event will be open to the public. Situated in The Solstice Suite in the Visitor Centre, the exhibition will offer insights into the bravery and […]
Step into our Heritage Museum to meet Phil Gorf from Illuminatio and discover the ancient game of Nine Men’s Morris.
Watch our volunteers and experts as they undertake ambitious heritage build projects exploring the history of the Nene Valley!
Our next Home Education Day features explorative sessions including Feathered Friends, Mosaic Makers: Life in Roman Britain and ranger-led forest crafts.