Fancy going on a bee-hunt? 🐝🐝 Our Bee Trail will be kept in place this weekend, so bring your family to find all 12 bee species - answer the questions to receive wildflower seeds and a chance to enter the draw for more prizes. Pick up a map at Eastbrookend Tea Rooms.🫖☕️ 🍰🍦

Great to have our work recognised via GreenFlagAward and shared by Barking and Dagenham Council. 💚Public parks and green spaces really are so important for mental & physical health and the wellbeing of people and planet! lbbd.gov.uk/news/2024/bark…. Cllr Kashif Haroon

Get ready for the final weekend of #BigButterflyCount! 🦋 You don't need to be a butterfly expert to get involved. Use our free identification guides for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help you. Download them and take part here 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

Wondering how to spend your summer days? ☀️ Get out into your local #LBBDparks & make some magic! 🪄💫 Look for wildlife 🐾🍄🦋 take photos 📷 & share with us using #WildFreeLBBD to enter our #competition - open until October. 🍃 More info: barkinganddagenhamcountryparks.com/wild-and-free-…

We're gearing up for our #Teddy Bears #Picnic event on Weds 21 Aug.🧸🐻Bring your furry friends for some #FREE #FamilyFun at Eastbrookend Country Park. 🌳🦋🌲Punch & Judy, storytelling, face-painting, reptiles and explore the park trails.🍄🐝 Full details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/teddy-bears-…

HUGE thanks London Fire Brigade LFB Barking & Dagenham for extinguishing large grass fire on Fels Field today. 🚒#REMINDER to park users that Barking and Dagenham Council has a 'No-BBQ' policy across all #LBBDParks. Please take care disposing of cigarettes 🚬 & rubbish as careless littering can cause fires.🔥

This glorious #Summer #Sunset was captured by Colin Page at Valence Park & is this month's #WildFreeLBBD calendar image. Have you seen any 'magic moments' in #LBBDParks? 🌈💫🦋Send us your photos for a chance to feature in our next calendar. 📸🪶🍄barkinganddagenhamcountryparks.com/wild-and-free-… #nature

Join Creative BD Polyglot Theatre, Early Years Cocoon & others tomorrow (Thurs 29) for a FREE pram-tastic interactive show. 'Pram People' at Barking Town Hall Square. You can be part of the fun or come & watch. 👀Prams, buggies & pushchairs invited! creativebd.org.uk/pram-people

It's #NationalWildlifeDay🌍 Today is about spreading awareness of endangered animals - so let's talk #hedgehogs! 🦔 🦔 🦔 Hedgehogs populations are struggling in the UK - so we all need to do our bit. Read our guide to helping 'hogs 👇 buff.ly/3S1upQh 📷 Colin Barley

Our wonderful Conservation #Volunteers have been doing several carpentry jobs recently 🪚🔨 from bench repairs and gate installations to building bug hotels! 🐞🕷️Their hard work really makes a difference in keeping the parks lovely for people and wildlife. 💚 THANK YOU!

We 😍 this month's calendar image (📷taken by Ian Cridland) of a beautiful male mallard showing his gloriously coloured feathers.🪶🦆 To enter this year's #competition just email your photos to [email protected] or share online using #WildFreeLBBD. Info: barkinganddagenhamcountryparks.com/wild-and-free-…

This week our #volunteers made small platforms to help our BEPREP researchers monitor the #River Rom for Water Vole presence. They have now been installed at regular intervals along the channel, so we eagerly await the results. 🤞👀

#BacktoSchool but the #Woodland fun continues! Join Tindersticks for a #Family #Bushcraft day on Sun 21 Sept at Eastbrookend Country Park. 🌳 Learn skills including Autumn foraging & campfire cooking. 🍂Aimed at 6 yrs plus with accompanying adult: eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-bushc…

Check out this short VIDEO from Keep Britain Tidy and share with others to encourage more people to #LoveWhereyouLive and be inspired to take action too.💚youtube.com/watch?v=KqQM_5… Find out more at keepbritaintidy.org #KeepBritainTidy

Got 15 mins? Join The Rivers Trust #BigRiverWatch this week 6-12 Sept to help improve freshwater health for wildlife, anglers, swimmers, paddlers and more. Full info and how to download the app: theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…

Can you believe Company Drinks are 10 yrs old?! 🎉🥳They will be celebrating with an open day in Barking Park bowls pavilion on Sat 14th Sept and YOU ARE INVITED!😃 Join the big community picnic, wellbeing activities and arts & crafts from 12 - 4pm. 🌿🍹companydrinks.info/event/10th-ann…