Category: Educational.
This is a fantastic event for the whole family to enjoy and learn about the amazing mini-beasts who live in our wonderful Park. Local experts with be on hand to guide you through the collection and identification process. Don’t miss this event.
| This event is a guided walk that will look at Highfield Park’s bird life, with a focus on identifying species by their calls and songs.
There will be approximately two to three miles of slow walking at this event. If you would struggle with this but are interested in learning about the park’s birds, please contact us to let us know, and we will be happy to make alternative arrangements for you on another day. Please bring waterproofs and/or an umbrella in case of rain, as we will proceed with the walk unless it is very wet. In the latter case, we will instead run an educational discussion inside the Visitor Centre. The guided walk will start from the Highfield Park Visitor Centre. For information on how to find us, click here. |
| This event is a guided walk that will look at Highfield Park’s butterflies and their ecology, as well as other elements of the park’s insect life.
There will be approximately two to three miles of slow walking at this event. If you would struggle with this but are interested in learning about the park’s butterflies, please contact us to let us know, and we will be happy to make alternative arrangements for you on another day. Please bring waterproofs and/or an umbrella in case of rain, as we will proceed with the walk unless it is very wet. In the latter case, we will instead run an educational discussion inside the Visitor Centre. The guided walk will start from the Highfield Park Visitor Centre at 10am (earlier than the other ‘Get to know’ walks). For information on how to find us, click here. |
Bat Night July
This event will begin with a short talk in our Visitor Centre giving pointers on what bats we might find in the park and how to identify them. Following the talk, attendees will have the opportunity to go out into the park to search for bats with the parks’ bat detectors. We know from past events that we have found both Pipistrelle Bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula) in the park, although there are seventeen different types of bat to be found in the United Kingdom.
Who is this event for?
This event is suitable for adults, as well as accompanied children who are looking to learn more about the natural world. No prior knowledge is required.
Do you need a ticket?
You need to book a ticket in order to attend because space is limited in our Visitor Centre, and there is a small charge for tickets that will go to support the park’s charitable aims.
What to bring
No equipment is needed, but please wear suitable clothing , sturdy footwear and bring a torch.
Come along prepared for an outdoor performance whatever the weather, you can park up close to the venue, bring your own seating and a picnic and enjoy a relaxing and fun afternoon and see Opera Anywhere’s finest performers.
This is a tale of mismatched love across different social classes. Josephine is the captain’s daughter and has fallen for lowly sailor Ralph. Yet her father has other ideas – he has promised her to Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Will love prevail? Climb aboard to find out and enjoy a feast of fun along the way. Hip hip hooray!
Event Details
Doors Open at 2:00PM
From 3:00PM to 5:00PM
Location
Highfield Park Trust, St Albans
| This event is a guided walk that will look at Highfield Park’s trees and the life that they support.
There will be approximately two to three miles of slow walking at this event. If you would struggle with this but are interested in learning about the park’s trees, please contact us to let us know, and we will be happy to make alternative arrangements for you on another day. Please bring waterproofs and/or an umbrella in case of rain, as we will proceed with the walk unless it is very wet. In the latter case, we will instead run an educational discussion inside the Visitor Centre. The guided walk will start from the Highfield Park Visitor Centre. For information on how to find us, click here. |
Bat Night August
This event will begin with a short talk in our Visitor Centre giving pointers on what bats we might find in the park and how to identify them. Following the talk, attendees will have the opportunity to go out into the park to search for bats with the parks’ bat detectors. We know from past events that we have found both Pipistrelle Bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula) in the park, although there are seventeen different types of bat to be found in the United Kingdom.
Who is this event for?
This event is suitable for adults, as well as accompanied children who are looking to learn more about the natural world. No prior knowledge is required.
Do you need a ticket?
You need to book a ticket in order to attend because space is limited in our Visitor Centre, and there is a small charge for tickets that will go to support the park’s charitable aims.
What to bring
No equipment is needed, but please wear suitable clothing , sturdy footwear and bring a torch.
Bat Night September
This event will begin with a short talk in our Visitor Centre giving pointers on what bats we might find in the park and how to identify them. Following the talk, attendees will have the opportunity to go out into the park to search for bats with the parks’ bat detectors. We know from past events that we have found both Pipistrelle Bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula) in the park, although there are seventeen different types of bat to be found in the United Kingdom.
The event is part of out Spring–Summer 2019 programme of ‘Nature Talks and Walks’.
Who is this event for?
This event is suitable for adults, as well as accompanied children who are looking to learn more about the natural world. No prior knowledge is required.
Do you need a ticket?
You need to book a ticket in order to attend because space is limited in our Visitor Centre, and there is a small charge for tickets that will go to support the park’s charitable aims.
What to bring
No equipment is needed, but please wear suitable clothing , sturdy footwear and bring a torch.
Our fun and traditional celebration of English Apples.
There is something for everyone at our Sunday afternoon event.
You could just come along and listen to a local band whilst indulging in homemade cake with a cup of tea or coffee or run round with the younger members of the family with Apple based games such as apple bobbing, Hunt the Apple and many more.
We have Apple juicing displays and our local bee keeper if you want to find out more of what is around Highfield Park.
But also the opportunity to support Highfield Park with the purchase of its Apple Juice from the orchards of Highfield, Cell Barnes and Hill End, the legacy of the two hospitals on the site.