Bug hotel making at Newark Park
Learn how to make a bug hotel that you can take home with you on 9 and 10 August 2024
- Booking essential
- Admission applies
Drop-in sessions from 11.00-2.30pm on 9 and 10 August 2024
Book in for one of our bug hotel making workshops with volunteer Graham. The workshop is a drop-in session and it will take around 15 mins for you to complete your bug hotel. You can arrive any time between 11.00 and 2.15pm.
Graham will show you how to put together your own bug hotel using a variety of natural products such as bark, bamboo, pine cones and twigs.
All materials are provided including bug hotel structure, natural products, chicken wire and gloves to wear.
If you would like to bring your own gardening gloves you are welcome to do so.
The £6 ticket is for one bug hotel. If you would like to make more than one please book multiple tickets.
Please bring your ticket with you.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Children and families welcome
- Meeting point
Meet on the lawn outside the house
- What to bring and wear
Suitable outdoor clothing
- Accessibility
The area around the house is on a flat level and is accessed by gravel paths. Wheelchairs are available to book in advance.
Upcoming events
Newark Park's Hidden Objects
An exhibition exploring a collection of objects which have been discovered at Newark in the last 75 years.
Classic Cars at Newark Park
Enjoy a display of pre-war and classic cars on the lawns on Sunday 14 July
Quiet early opening at Newark Park
Newark will be open an hour early on the below dates for visitors with additional sensory needs who would like to visit during a quieter time.