Hanley Park BioBlitz

22nd July 2017
Hanley Park ST1 4 DX
Become a wildlife explorer for a day and discover what’s living right on your doorstep by joining in at your local BioBlitz event. Our team of experienced naturalists and wildlife watchers need your help to find and identify as many different species of birds, bugs, plants and beasties as we can before the clock runs out. Just like a real scientific expedition, everything we find will be documented and passed on to local and national databases that monitor our local wildlife. With interactive activities for kids, grown-ups, beginners and experts alike there is something for everyone at a BioBlitz.
What’s happening
At Hanley Park BioBlitz you can explore the amazing park as we join with specialists to discover how many different types of wildlife we can find. There will be some displays from different organisations, timed activities and self-led trails. Can you guess how many different species we will find? Can you take some amazing photos of wildlife that you find in the park on the day?
Drop in and see us on the day for some amazing activities including:
Displays from different local environmental organisations. Join in with a butterfly count, pond dipping, bird surveys, minibeast safari, earthworm charming and surveying, possible small mammal print investigation, tree trail and spotter sheets.
Children can also take part in Wild Play activities and have their face painted (in the theme of British Wildlife).
- Start – 10:30am on Sat 22nd July
- Finish – 16:30pm on Sat 22nd July
Getting here
Hanley Park can be reached easily from Stoke on Trent Railway Station (via Leek Road and Boughey Road. Or by walking up College Road. It can also be reached from Hanley Park Bus Station – via Bethesda Street/ Lower Bethesda Street and Regent Road. The park has 2 car parks.(Park Way Road and in Boughey Raod
The park has 2 car parks, Park Way Road and in Boughey Raod entrances.
Good access for both armchair users and push chairs
Get in touch
- EMAIL – HanleyPark@stoke.gov.uk
- ORGANISERS WEBSITE – stoke.gov.uk
- TWITTER – @HanleyPark
- FACEBOOK – facebook.com/Hanley Park
- TWEET US AT – http://ctt.ec/EU204
Enormous thanks to everyone involved in running this special event including…
Stoke on Trent City Council, Friends of Hanley Park, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, RSPB North Staffordshire, KT LA LA, Staffordshire University, School of Life Sciences, Regional Medical,
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Avon Wildlife Trust
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Bath & North East Somerset Council
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BBC Natural History Unit
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Bristol City Council
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Bristol Zoo Gardens
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Defra
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Forestry England
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National Trust
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Natural England
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University of Bath
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University of Bristol
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University of the West of England
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Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
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Woodland Trust
The Natural History Consortium is a charitable collaboration between these member organisations.
Engaging people with the natural world through collaborative action. Reg Charity 1123432