The Bradgate Park Calender 2024 is on sale now! Available to purchase from the Visitor Centre and Cafe, or if you live further afield, you can now purchase a copy online.🦌 bradgatepark.org/bradgate-park-…

Encased in a temporary blue wrap, Old John Tower at Bradgate Park is ready for essential repairs to the fabric of the building!

Huge thanks as usual to LeicSAR First Responders & Medics for their support at the weekend.

We have reached our target for repairing Old John Tower! 🥳A huge thank you for the support of individuals and local businesses with special thanks to our major donor Marks Electrical for their generous contribution which will help OJ stand tall for another 200+ years!

❄️Winter Opening Hours❄️ From Sunday (29th of October 2023) our opening hours will be changing. 🚗 All car parks will close at 6pm. ☕ Deer Barns Cafe -10am to 4pm. 🦌 Deer Barns Visitor Centre - 11am to 4pm. 👉 bradgatepark.org/opening-times

Come and join us to ‘Freeze Your Bits Off’! Our sponsored bra walk raising money for Glenfield Breast Care Centre Leicester Hospitals Charity January 14th 10am The Bradgate Park Trust Details and to enter online at bradgaterotaryevents.co.uk Only £10 includes free goody bag. Rotary District 1070 Open to everyone

We're #hiring a Volunteer Coordinator! Are you ready to lead a team of passionate volunteers in a stunning, 1,200-acre parkland? From dry-stone walling to archiving, education visits to litter picking, your impact will resonate throughout our charity - bradgatepark.org/join-our-team

Winter Weekends at Bradgate Park! Three festive weekends for all the family, from Sat 2nd to Sunday 17th December, 10am to 4pm.🎄 To join in the fun, check out our website👇 Bradgate Park Winter Weekends 2023 | The Bradgate Park & Swithland Wood Charity

Looking for a gift with a difference or a treat for yourself? 🌿 Join Ian, our specialist green woodworker as he guides you through making a Hazel walking staff in our outdoor woodland workshop. To book and find our more 👉 bradgatepark.org/Event/carve-yo…

We’re selling our Tramper MK2 S, an off-road mobility scooter, thanks to a generous donation towards the purchase of a replacement. The scooter is in very good condition and in full working order. For further information or to arrange a viewing: [email protected]

The incredible work of our Ancient Tree Inventory Volunteers has placed Bradgate Park on the map!👏 ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2024/unve… 📷 Robb Doyle

Welcome Leon, our Apprentice Dry-Stone Waller! Thank you to the National Lottery Fund and the Charnwood Landscape Partnership for funding this exciting and essential role.👏 Interested in volunteering? Contact us at [email protected].

Let's take a moment to celebrate the amazing women at the heart of #BradgatePark's operations, leading the way in diverse roles, shaping our park experience every step of the way. They are creating a brighter, more inclusive future for all of us. Happy #InternationalWomensDay🫶

The Bradgate Park Trust is seeking an Assistant Ranger. Full time, permanent post in Leicestershire c-js.co.uk/49FjfWD

Don’t forget it’s ‘Bark in the Park’ on Sunday. The Bradgate Park Trust Hunt’s Hill entrance near Old John. Lots of stalls, dog show and food, fun for all the family especially your dogs 🐶🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺🐾

Great staff day out at The Bradgate Park Trust last week exchanging ideas with the different teams, seeing how we can work together. Thank you so much for hosting us, fantastic day and some great connections were made. Really looking forward to working together 👍

A historic day for Bradgate Park & Swithland Wood and one that we're delighted to be part of! Whether it's ancient trees, unique geology, rare species or just fresh air, there's something here for everyone.

🥳 To celebrate yesterday's announcement of The Bradgate Park Trust and Swithland Wood becoming a National Nature Reserve, the Geopark has invested in new fossil interpretation for the Park's Visitor Centre - bringing to life the story of Bradgate Park's 560 million year old fossils.

Discover Stone Age Life with The Bradgate Park Trust, explore anti-invasion defences on dunes at Saltfleetby with Natural England East Midlands, or you can join me for a tour of the Chiltern’s biggest hillfort with NE West Anglia Team, plus lots more this #NNRWeek

This subtle feather-like impression in the rock is the 560 million year old fossil Bradgatia linfordensis - named after The Bradgate Park Trust🦌 and Newtown Linford🏘️ Bradgatia is one of the oldest known animal fossils, and was first described in #CharnwoodForest! 🌳 #FossilFriday