What's On in Your Parks
Organised by the Parks Trust
- SOLD OUT! Adult Bat Walk- Linford Lakes Aug29/08/2020Join our bat enthusiast for an adult only evening walk and learn about these amazing creatures at Linford Lakes Nature Reserve
- SOLD OUT! Adult Bat Walk- Walton Lake Sep09/09/2020Join our bat enthusiast for this evening walk and learn about these amazing creatures
- FULLY BOOKED: Adult Geology Discovery Afternoon15/08/2020Join County Geologist Dr Jill Eyers on an exploration of the quarry at Great Linford Manor Park
- Adult Paddle ClubVarious DatesOur new Adult Paddle Club is a great evening adventure, learning new skills and developing your knowledge within a range of paddlesports
- Adult Sailing ClubVarious DatesOur new Adult Sailing Club is a great evening opportunity to develop your knowledge and improve your skill within sailing
- Adult SUP ClubVarious DatesOur new Adult Stand Up Paddleboarding Club is a great evening adventure, learning new skills and developing your knowledge of Stand Up Paddleboarding
- Big Doggie Do 202026/09/2020 - 27/09/2020In response to the Coronavirus (COVID 19) outbreak this event has been postponed until the 26th & 27th September.
- Bug Hunting Equipment HireVarious DatesBook your bug hunting equipment for an hour at Howe Park Wood
- Community Litter Pick - Simpson Road20/08/2020Help keep your local parkland clean and safe for both visitors and wildlife! Join our Community Litter Pick at Simpson Road on Thursday 20 August at 10am
- Community Litter Pick - Stanton Low18/08/2020Help keep your local parkland clean and safe for both visitors and wildlife! Join our Community Litter Pick at Stanton Low on Tuesday 18 August at 10am
- FULLY BOOKED! Community Litter Pick - Woughton on the Green24/08/2020Help keep your local parkland clean and safe for both visitors and wildlife! Join our Community Litter Pick at Woughton on the Green on Monday 24 August at 10am
- Discover ArcheryVarious DatesCome and find out what Archery is about at Willen Lake and try your hand at becoming the next Robin Hood! Located in a quiet paddock away from the lake, participants can practice to shoot gold with tuition from one of our instructors
- Discover KayakingVarious DatesTry your hand at kayaking with tuition from one of our coaches
- Discover Nature Day (11-15 years old)27/08/2020Are you interested in your local environment and want to find out more about the natural world? Would you like to be involved in conservation projects and wildlife surveys? This day is for 11-15 year olds and will take place at Linford Lakes Nature Reserve from 10am to 3pm
- Discover Nature Day (8-11 years old)Various DatesAre you interested in your local environment and want to find out more about the natural world? Would you like to be involved in conservation projects and wildlife surveys? This day is for 8-11 year olds and will take place at Linford Lakes Nature Reserve from 10am to 3pm
- Discover SailingVarious DatesAn introduction to Dinghy Sailing, under the guidance and supervision of one of our qualified instructors
- Discover SUPVarious DatesFind out what stand up paddleboarding is all about with tuition from one of our coaches
- Discover WakeboardingVarious DatesOur Discover sessions are aimed at adults that can swim 50m
- Discover WindsurfingVarious DatesAn introduction to windsurfing, led by one of our enthusiastic, qualified windsurf instructors
- Discover: Beautiful Butterflies of TattenhoeVarious DatesJoin this guided walk and discover the butterflies in Tattehoe Valley Park with a local butterfly enthusiast
- Discover: Identifying Invertebrates07/09/2020This workshop is an introductory session to help you learn how to identify invertebrates in different habitats including grassland and ponds
- Discover: Tree Identification in Winter01/12/2020Trees are most commonly identified by their leaves, but once winter emerges this is less of an option
- Easy Riders 11th October 2020Various Dates30 mile cycle ride on country roads and tracks to Salcey Forest.
- Family Bat Walk- Linford Lakes Nature Reserve Aug14/08/2020Join our bat enthusiast for this family friendly evening walk and learn about these amazing creatures
- FULLY BOOKED: Family Geology Discovery Morning15/08/2020Become stone detectives for the morning and join County Geologist Jill Eyers to explore the fossils in the stone circle at Great Linford Manor Park
- Family Pond DippingVarious DatesEnjoy a pond dipping session with the Outdoor Learning Team at Linford Lakes Nature Reserve! Learn how to pond dip and discover the amazing creatures that live under water
- MK Festival of Nature 202031/08/2020 - 06/09/2020Celebrate the brilliant biodiversity in Milton Keynes.
- MK FoN: Sketching in the Park02/09/2020Join local artist Kate Wyatt for a morning of artistic discovery at Great Linford Manor Park
- Guided Walk at Great Linford Manor ParkVarious DatesJoin the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park on a guided walk! Great Linford Manor Park is unique to Milton Keynes
- Heritage Open Day Guided Walk GLMPVarious DatesJoin us on a guided walk as we bring to life the history of Great Linford Manor Park
- Heritage Open Days: Ouse Valley & Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve16/09/2020Discover the heritage of Ouse Valley and the Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve with a Parks Trust ranger
- Heritage Open Days: Ouzel Valley16/09/2020Discover the heritage of the Ouzel Valley Park with a Parks Trust ranger
- Heritage Open Days: Waterhall Park Walk14/09/2020Discover the heritage of Waterhall Park with a Parks Trust ranger
- Introduction to Bushcraft: Shelter Building & Other Useful Skills09/11/2020Join this introductory session and learn how to build shelters and other useful bushcraft skills
- Introduction to Bushcraft: Shelters and Knots17/08/2020Ever wondered if you could survive a night in the wild? Now if your time to find out! In this adult only session, we will discover the basic techniques for building shelters and some other interesting bushcraft skills
- Introduction to Bushcraft: Whittling & Coppicing03/10/2020Ever wanted to know how to whittle using natural materials? Join this introduction and find out how
- Introduction to ForagingVarious DatesJoin this session looking at food for free in our parkland spaces
- Junior ClinicVarious DatesImprove your skills with our Junior Clinic, offering small group tuition, video coaching, progression cards and mini competitions
- Junior Sailing ClubVarious DatesThe aim of our sailing club is to get children into sailing regular and work with them to achieve their next qualification in the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme
- MK FoN: Community Litter Pick02/09/2020Help keep our parks clean and safe for us and for the wildlife by joining us on this community litter pick at Caldecotte Lake
- MK FoN: Explore our skies (Virtual Event)04/09/2020Find out more about our solar system and beyond with this talk from UK Astronomy
- MK FoN: Family Bat Walk31/08/2020Join our bat enthusiasts for an evening walk at Walton Lake to discover these nocturnal animals that fly in the skies around our parks
- MK FoN: Foraging Walk for Adults02/09/2020Join us at Linford Lakes Nature Reserve for an introduction to locating and harvesting food for free in our parkland spaces! This session will help to increase your confidence in identifying wild plants, berries and nuts
- MK FoN: Tree ID06/09/2020Celebrate the MK Festival of Nature with us and learn to identify the trees in our parkland by their leaf, bark, bud and blossom
- MK FoN: Wellbeing Walk for Adults05/09/2020Join The Parks Trust team at Linford Wood for a guided wellbeing walk to connect with nature, using your senses to take in everything around you
- MK FoN: Wellbeing Walk for Families01/09/2020Join The Parks Trust on a family guided wellbeing walk to connect with nature, using your senses to take in everything around you
- Parkland Play Ashland Lakes28/08/2020Join us for an afternoon of fun with lots of free games an activities for the whole family
- Parkland Play Monkston Park25/08/2020Join us at Monkston Park, in the Ouzel Valley for an afternoon of fun with lots of free games and activities which the whole family can enjoy on Tuesday 25 August
- Parkland Play Willen Lake North21/08/2020Join us for an afternoon of fun with lots of free games an activities for the whole family
- RYA Basic Skills (Level 2)17/10/2020 - 18/10/2020The RYA Basic Skills course is designed to teach participants aged 16+, how to sail the boat solo
- RYA Start Sailing (Level 1)Various DatesThe RYA Start Sailing course is for participants aged 16+ who are looking to take their first steps in the sailing world
- Sailing Week - RYA Stage 1 & 2 Sailing17/08/2020 - 21/08/2020These 5 days RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Stage 1 and 2 weeks are for young sailors (age 8 to 16) who are either completely new (or nearly new) to sailing or have achieved their Stage 1 and are looking to move on to Stage 2, building confidence and sailing skills
- Sailing Week - RYA Start Racing & Windsurfing24/08/2020This 5 day sailing activity week is for young sailors (age 8 to 16) who have achieved their RYA Stage 3 sailing and are actively building sailing skills, working towards further RYA awards
- CANCELLED: Seaside in the City21/08/2020Dress up as your favourite underwater character and join the rangers for a family fun afternoon with games and activities around the lake. Try free taster sessions of activities available at Willen Lake
- Short-line Clinic25/08/2020Improve your skills with our Short-line Clinic, offering small group tuition, video coaching and demonstrations
- Splash 'n' PlayVarious Dates1 x Child Ticket for Spash 'n' Play a single session
- Splash 'n' Play - Private hireVarious DatesOne hour of private hire is £120 for up to 20 children (and you can add additional children for just £4 each)
- Spooky Halloween Walks30/10/2020Dare to venture into the woods with us on our spooky halloween walk? Join us for a frightful evening at Howe Park Wood where we take you on a tour of our terrifying trail through the woods
- Stars in the Park October16/10/2020Another chance to explore the skies with our rangers and UK Astronomy
- Talk: Can you tell your crickets from your grasshoppers?18/11/2020Learn about the local species of crickets and grasshoppers and how to identify them
- Talk: Our Hedgehog Habitats15/10/2020The hedgehog is one of the fastest disappearing animals in the UK, with a third of the population being lost since 2000
- Talk: Who are The Parks Trust? - A Uniquely MK Project03/11/2020This talk gives an insight into organisation of the Parks Trust and the work that we carry out each year to care for the 6,000 acres of green space and parkland across Milton Keynes
- Talk: Wonderful Wildlife of Tattenhoe02/12/2020Find out about the fascinating wildlife in Tattenhoe parkland
- Tree Tots Virtual Coffee Hour12/08/2020We have really missed our Tree Tots sessions on Thursday mornings at Howe Park Wood
- Treetop ExtremeVarious DatesThe county’s only urban high ropes course with 3 courses to choose from there's something for everyone
- Treetop Extreme - ExtremeVarious DatesOur new all-inclusive Extreme experience at Treetop Extreme includes: CLIMB - our 10 metre climbing wall SWING - across the Extreme level course JUMP - from our 13 metre freefall simulator Minimum height 1
- Wakeboarding (2 Hour Session)Various Dates* Members are only permitted to book 1 session per day by using their membership number in the coupon code section
- Woof Walk Aug 202015/08/2020Dog walks led by The Parks Trust rangers through our parks
- Woof Walk Sep 202019/09/2020Dog walks led by The Parks Trust rangers through our parks
- Youth Explorers Club (September)16/09/2020 - 14/10/2020Are you aged 11-14 years and fascinated about wildlife and the environment? Join our Youth Explorers group to learn more about nature in MK! This five-week immersive course is taught at one of Milton Keynes' most biodiverse and exclusive nature reserves – Linford Lakes
- Youth Sailing Scheme26/09/2020 - 27/09/2020We offer two-day courses for children aged 8-16 to work towards further qualifications in the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme
Other events in our parks
- Armistice Day11/11/2020An annual commemoration of all those who have given their lives in times of war, including a two-minute silence at 11am.
- Milton Keynes RCTA Floating Market22/08/2020 - 23/08/2020The Roving Canal Traders Association Floating Market is back! Situated along the Grand Union Canal over weekend 22 to 23 August 2020 by Gyosei Gardens, Willen Park near Grand Union Canal Bridge number 81a
- Heritage Open Days: Tours at Milton Keynes Rose13/09/2020We showcase some to the heritage of Milton Keynes celebrated on our various pillars.
- CANCELLED: Magic of Thailand Festival22/08/2020 - 23/08/20202 day Thai Festival in Campbell Park
- CANCELLED: Orienteering September 202013/09/2020Join South Midlands Orienteering Club for monthly orienteering event.
