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Start: 2027-01-09T16:30:00+00:00
End: 2027-01-09T18:30:00+00:00
Location: Highfield Park Trust

butterflies In the Park Nature

Butterflies

Highfield Park Trust 244 Views

In the UK there are sixty species of butterflies, fifty-eight are resident and two are migrants, the Painted Lady and

bats In the Park Nature

Bats

Highfield Park Trust 209 Views

Bats are the only true flying mammal. There are 1,500 species of bats in the world (as of September 2025),

In the Park Nature wildflowers

Wildflowers

Highfield Park Trust 132 Views

The UK is home to a wide variety of beautiful wildflowers, which provide a vital food source for pollinators such

A typical example of Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing in Highfield Park

Fungi In the Park Nature

Fungi

Highfield Park Trust 330 Views

The UK hosts an incredibly rich and diverse fungal kingdom, with estimates suggesting around 12,000–15,000 species of fungi (including mushrooms,

Fungi In the Park Nature

Yellow Brain Fungus

Highfield Park Trust 233 Views

Also known as Witches’ Butter it is a striking jelly-like fungus with a bright yellow to orange, gelatinous body that

Fungi In the Park Nature

Velvet Shank

Highfield Park Trust 219 Views

The velvet shank (also known as the winter mushroom) often grows in dense, clustered groups on the dead or decaying

Fungi In the Park Nature

Fly Agaric

Highfield Park Trust 213 Views

This iconic mushroom features a bright red cap, typically 8–20 cm across, adorned with distinctive white warts or spots. The

In the Park Nature

Nature

Highfield Park Trust 389 Views

The Trust works hard to increase the biodiversity in the park and has worked in the following areas:

Hill End In the Park

In the Park

Highfield Park Trust 482 Views

Highfield Park is a rural park and has something for everybody to enjoy within its 82-acres. There are two formal

Hill End In the Park

Tree Trail

Highfield Park Trust 438 Views

The tree trail leaflet has been reprinted and the tree numbers have changed, please pick up a new leaflet from

In the Park

Butterflies

Bats

Wildflowers

Fungi

Yellow Brain Fungus

Velvet Shank

Fly Agaric

Nature

In the Park

Tree Trail

History Talk 2026 The Final Years

Annual General Meeting

Highfield Fun with Fungi

Christmas Wreath Workshop

Carols in the Park

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