You can find details about these events below or you can click here to check out our Nottingham City Council's What's On Guide. 

If you are interested in holding your own event in a Nottingham City Council park, please complete the  Park Event Booking Form [123kb] or call 0115 915 2764.

June

Family Bushcraft - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Saturday 1 June 10am-12pm

Come and try your hand at learning some woodland survival skills like shelter building, fire lighting, wood whittling and tool use.

£5.00 per person - limited places so booking recommended - call 0115 915 2733. NG5 4HA

Longest Day Evening Walk - Forest Recreation Ground to Nottingham Arboretum

Friday 21 June 7pm

Join the Park ranger for a summer solstice stroll around three historical sites starting in the Forest Recreation Ground, taking in Rock Cemetery and finishing in the Arboretum.

Meet at Pirate Ship play area. NG7 6AQ

Heritage Walk - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Wednesday 26 June 10am

Come and learn more about this fascinating site with the Park ranger and discover more about its heritage and some of its unique features.

Meet at Woodthorpe Grange main entrance. NG5 4HA

Nature Walk - Bulwell Hall Park

Sunday 30 June 10am

Join the Park Ranger for an informative walk around this site which features spring flowers, ancient woodland, open park land, grassland, open water and streams.

Meet at the main entrance off Low Wood Road opposite Norwich Gardens. NG6 7GF

July

Family Bushcraft - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Saturday 6 July 10am - 12pm

Come and try your hand at learning some woodland survival skills like shelter building, fire lighting, wood whittling and tool use.

£5.00 per person - limited places so booking recommended - call 0115 915 2733. NG5 4HA

Scavenger Hunt - Highfields Park

Sunday 7 July 10am

Join the Park Rangers on this unique scavenger hunt around Highfields Park. Put your investigative and detective skills to the test. It's a race against time to discover which family will find the hidden clues first. Only the bravest will survive this den-building challenge!

£3 for adults and children. Please book in advance by calling the Box Office on 0115 846 7777. Suitable for all, both adults and children require tickets. NG7 2QH

11^th Inclosure Walk - From Queen's Walk to Forest Recreation Ground

Sunday 7^th July 2-5pm

Annual walk led by June Perry (Friends of the Forest) around Nottingham's historic parks.

Meet at the Toll Bridge at the end of Queen's Walk, Meadows.

Scavenger Hunt - Forest Recreation Ground

Saturday 20 July 1pm

Help the Rangers scavenge for natural treasures and test your hunting skills.

Meet at Pirate Ship play area. NG7 6AQ

Nature Walk - Fairham Brook

Sunday 21 July 10am

Come and join the Park rangers on this wildlife walk.

Meet at Clifton Playing Fields car park. NG11 8JU

Summer Orienteering Challenge - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Thursday 25 July 11am - 1pm

Can you orienteer your way around six parks this summer? Take the challenge, be timed taking part and then take your place in the league table where the end of summer results will be revealed on the final day. Why not represent your school or club? Or come along just for fun.

Meet in front of the Grange. NG5 4HA.

Wild Food Walk - Bulwell Bogs & along the River Leen

Sunday 28 July 1pm

It's Love Parks Week so come and join the Park Ranger for some urban foraging looking at all the things you can find growing naturally in the wild that are good enough to eat.

Meet at the Tram stop. NG6 9AA

Roots of the Forest - Forest Recreation Ground

Monday 29 July 1pm

It's Love Parks Week so come and join the Park Ranger and help to make the Forest grow.

Meet at Pirate Ship play area. NG7 6AQ

Nature Walk - Colwick Country Park

Tuesday 30 July 1pm

It's Love Parks Week so come and join the Park Ranger for a wildlife walk.

Meet at Warden's Lodge on River Road off Mile End Road. NG4 2EW

August

Summer Orienteering Challenge - Nottingham Arboretum

Thursday 1 August 11am - 1pm

Can you orienteer your way around six parks this summer? Take the challenge, be timed taking part and then take your place in the league table where the end of summer results will be revealed on the final day. Why not represent your school or club? Or come along just for fun.

Meet by the bandstand. NG7 4HF

Family Bushcraft - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Saturday 3 August 10am - 12pm

It's Love Parks Week so come and join the Park Rangers and try your hand at learning some woodland survival skills like shelter building, fire lighting, wood whittling and tool use.

£5.00 per person - limited places so booking recommended - call 0115 915 2733. NG5 4HA

Pond Dipping - Vernon Park

Tuesday 6 August 1pm

Come and take a dip into the watery world of pond dwellers and discover the variety of life that exists in your local park.

Meet by the fishing lake. NG6 0AP

Giant Games - Forest Recreation Ground

Wednesday 7 August 1pm

It's National Play Day so come have a go with some super sized games on the park.

Meet at Pirate Ship play area. NG7 6AQ

Summer Orienteering Challenge - Bulwell Hall Park

Thursday 8 August 11am - 1pm

Can you orienteer your way around six parks this summer? Take the challenge, be timed taking part and then take your place in the league table where the end of summer results will be revealed on the final day. Why not represent your school or club? Or come along just for fun.

Meet at the main car park by the golf pavilion. NG6 7GF

Summer Orienteering Challenge - Colwick Country Park

Thursday 15 August 11am - 1pm

Can you orienteer your way around six parks this summer? Take the challenge, be timed taking part and then take your place in the league table where the end of summer results will be revealed on the final day. Why not represent your school or club? Or come along just for fun.

Meet in the car park area next to the Adventure centre. NG4 2EW

Pond Dipping - Colwick Country Park

Tuesday 20 August 1pm

Come and take a dip into the watery world of pond dwellers and discover the variety of life that exists in your local park.

Activity takes place near the Adventure centre. NG4 2EW

Summer Orienteering Challenge - Southglade Park

Thursday 22 August 11am - 1pm

Can you orienteer your way around six parks this summer? Take the challenge, be timed taking part and then take your place in the league table where the end of summer results will be revealed on the final day. Why not represent your school or club? Or come along just for fun.

Meet outside the leisure centre main entrance. NG5 5GU

Nature Walk - Science Park & Dunkirk Pond

Sunday 25 August 10am

Wildlife walk with the Park Ranger.

Meet at Lakeside Arts Centre car park. NG7 2QH

Summer Orienteering Challenge - Forest Recreation Ground

Thursday 29 August 11am - 1pm

Can you orienteer your way around six parks this summer? Take the challenge, be timed taking part and then take your place in the league table where the end of summer results will be revealed on this final day. Why not represent your school or club? Or come along just for fun.

Meet at Pirate Ship play area. NG7 6AQ

September

Bat Walk - Wilford Hill Cemetery

Thursday 5 September 8pm

Join the Park Ranger for an evening walk to discover and identify which bats are living in this urban environment.

Meet outside the main chapel. NG2 7FE

Family Bushcraft - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Saturday 7 September 10am - 12pm

Come and try your hand at learning some woodland survival skills like shelter building, fire lighting, wood whittling and tool use.

£5.00 per person - limited places so booking recommended - call 0115 915 2733. NG5 4HA

Bat Walk - Forest Recreation Ground

Thursday 12 September 7.30pm

Join the Park Ranger for an evening walk to discover and identify which bats are living in this urban environment.

Meet at the Pirate Ship. NG7 6AQ

Heritage Open Day - Nottingham Arboretum

Saturday 14 September 10am

Take a tour of the heritage features and champion trees of this beautiful Arboretum.

Meet at Waverley Lodge entrance. NG7 4HF

Heritage Walk - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Sunday 15 September 10am

Come and learn more about this fascinating site with the Park ranger and discover more about its heritage and some of its unique features.

Meet at Woodthorpe Grange main entrance. NG5 4HA

Bat Walk - Woodthorpe Grange Park

Thursday 19 September 7.15pm

Join the Park Ranger for an evening walk to discover and identify which bats are living in this urban environment.

Meet at Woodthorpe Grange main entrance. NG5 4HA

Nature Walk - Colwick Park & Racecourse Pond

Sunday 22 September 10am

Wildlife walk with the Park Ranger.

Meet at Racecourse Road Playground (near Colwick Hall). NG2 4BH.

Bat Walk - Bulwell Bogs & along the River Leen

Thursday 26 September 7.15pm

Join the Park Ranger for an evening walk to discover and identify which bats are living in this urban environment.

Meet at the Tram stop. NG6 9AA

Seed Safari - Forest Recreation Ground

Saturday 28 September 1pm

It's Seed Gathering Season so come and have a go at finding as many different ones as you can and help to grow the trees of the future.

Meet at Pirate Ship play area. NG7 6AQ.