Join us for a fun-filled day at Towneley Park with the official unveiling of the new Dragon Sculpture, and a day jam packed of activities. Explore the Cycle Corner with smoothie bikes, bubble-powered fun, and led rides. Get involved in Park Yoga, a guided walk, or simply have a stroll and enjoy all the event has to offer.
There will be activities for EVERYONE, delivered by an amazing array of partners and organisations.
The Nature Festival itself is free to attend, but please bring some money for extras such as face painting, tombola, books, jams, and other treats sold in support of local groups, as well as admission if you’d like to explore the Hall.
Hall Admission prices: Adults £5, Concessions £3.50, Children (under 16) free.
What’s on?
With over 30 activities confirmed, and even more to come. This is an event not to be missed.
Hedge Laying – Tress for Burnley
Cycle Corner
Clay Hedgehogs – NGT Great Outdoors Team
Make a Bird a Present – Ernest Cook Trust
Puddle Jumping – Ernest Cook Trust
Nature Bunting Making – Culture Burnley
Mud Kitchen (Free Play Area) – Offshoots Community Garden
Nature Inspired Poetry Postcards – Burnley Words
Willow Crowns and Wreathes – NGT Great Outdoors Team
Rainbow Drumming Tent
Insect / Bee Houses – Canal and River Trust
Journey Sticks – Canal and River Trust
Stone Painting – Burnley West H&Wbeing Team
Wreath Making and Propagation (DEMO)
Friends of Ightenhill Park (Jam for Sale )
Create Your Own Leafy Hedgehog – Friends of Ightenhill Park Bee Peeps
A Peek at Pollinators – Friends of Ightenhill Park Bee Peeps
Giant Bubbles – Outdoors 4 All Together CIC
Campfire Conversations and Marshmallow Toasting
Outdoors 4 All Together CIC
Burnley Lifestyle Magazine & Community Trailer – Burnley Council
Tree Seed Dragonflies – Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Seed Bomb Making and Tree Seed Planting – Lancashire Adult Learning
Berry Identification Game – Incredible Edible Burnley (Jam for Sale )
Dragon Trail, Dragon Mask Making and Colouring – Friends of Towneley Park
Dragon Trail Launch (Official Unveiling) – Friends of Towneley Park
Fire Performer
Acorn Planting Competition – Friends of Thompson Park
Paper Pumpkin Crafting – Burnley Together / Calico
Tri Golf – Burnley Leisure and Culture
Park Play Pop Up
Biodegradable Birdfeeders – Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
Eco Crafts and Sensory Play – Burnley Youth Theatre
Freshwater Micro-Safari – Ribble River Trust
Make Your Own Towneley Paper Mouse – Towneley Hall Team
Land Art – Artist Winston Plowes
Park Yoga – Shine Babu
Facepainting – Chloes Facepaints
Kids’ Corner – Towneley Hall Society
Pitch and Putt (FREE between 12-2pm) – Burnley Leisure and Culture
Cycle Corner
Led Rides – Go Velo
I-Cycle Electric (try-a-bike) – I Cycle
Smoothie Bike – Go Velo
Limitless Cycling – Burnley West H&Wbeing Team
Pedal Powered Bubble Blower – Go Velo
Bike Marking – Burnley Neighbourhood Policing Team
Wheel of Fortune – Love to Ride
Guided Walks
12pm – Fungi Walk – Volunteer Ranger Roger Cunliffe
1pm – Foraging Walk – Pete Compston, Pendle Plant Craft
Photo Taken by Matt Allen Photo Taken by Matt Allen Photo’s taken at the 2023 and 2024 Burnley Nature Festival
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Dress for the weather
The majority of the festival will be outdoors around Towneley Hall gardens, woods and Offshoots Community Garden. The festival aims to highlight all the fantastic ways to enjoy the outdoors, rain or shine. Unless a severe weather warning is in place, the event will go ahead, so dress for the weather.
