Jan 19th 10am - 11.30am
Come join us for a fantastic day of orienteering in the heart of the forest! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced...
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Jan 19th 2pm - 4pm
A fun and challenging afternoon for children aged 8-12 years to build their survival skills in the forest led by Mugdock...
Jan 25th 1.30pm - 3pm
Learn all about Craigend Castle and the estate on this short walk. Alan, the Countryside Ranger, will share fascinating ...
Jan 25th 10am - 11.30am
Calling all 1-7 year old children and their grown-ups! Explore the natural world through a series of fun Ranger led acti...
Jan 26th 10am - 11.30am
Come join us for a morning of family fun in the great outdoors! Whittle in the Wilds is a hands-on event where you can l...
Jan 26th 2pm - 4pm
Come join us for an afternoon of fun and learning and get hands on experience of building and lighting fires safely. Our...
Jan 31st 7.30pm - 9pm
Learn some fascinating facts about our Solar System. Search the January skies for winter constellations and planets incl...
Feb 09th 10am - 11.30am
In this family session, come along with the Ranger into Mugdock’s wild places and discover some of the amazing wild cr...
Feb 09th 2pm - 4pm
Wood louse, red squirrels and woodpeckers. Mugdock is home to many amazing and astounding creatures. Come with the Range...
Feb 10th 10am - 12pm
A weapon of choice for thousands of years, come and make a bow and arrows from wood found in our wild places. Then try a...
Feb 10th 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Feb 11th 10am - 12pm
Try your hand at whittling. The old skill of making things from sticks using just a small knife. You’ll be amazed at w...
Feb 11th 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Feb 12th 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Just out of sight and just round the corner are many of our wild creatures. Explore the woods and moors of Mugdock to di...
Feb 12th 10am - 12pm
Feb 16th 10am - 11.30am
It’s cold outside. Our small creatures need all the help they can get. Come into the woods on this family event and ma...
Feb 16th 2pm - 4pm
Come and learn how to use a small knife to create something unique from a piece of wood. No experience necessary. The ra...
Feb 17th 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Calling all active 8-12 year olds! Explore the natural world through a series of fun Ranger led activities on this 2-hou...
Feb 17th 10am - 12pm
Feb 18th 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Feb 18th 10am - 12pm
Feb 19th 10am - 12pm
Feb 22nd 10am - 11.30am
Calling all 1-7 year olds and their grown-ups! Explore the natural world through a series of fun Ranger led activities. ...
Feb 22nd 1.30pm - 2.30pm
The wildlife animals have lost their bones, and they need your help to find them! Explore the woods on a scavenger hunt,...
Feb 22nd 10am - 11am
Feb 22nd 1.30pm - 3pm
Learn all about Mugdock’s wide variety of trees on this walk around the Country Park. Alan, the Countryside Ranger, wi...
Feb 23rd 10am - 11.30am
The woods are full of wonderful resources. Come along with the Ranger on this family event and use your imagination to c...
Feb 23rd 2pm - 4pm
Stir your imagination and release your creative juices by creating pieces of art on the ground using the natural resourc...
Feb 28th 7.30pm - 9pm
Learn some fascinating facts about our Solar System. Search the February skies for winter constellations and planets inc...
Mar 02nd 10am - 11.30am
On this family event, find your way around our lovely park with a map and compass, finding clues along the way to solve ...
Mar 02nd 2pm - 4pm
Try your hand at the ancient skill of whittling and bring into existence a unique creation using just a small knife and ...
Mar 07th 2pm - 4pm
Learn some fascinating facts about our Solar System, then search the March skies for the crescent moon, early spring con...
Mar 08th 1pm - 2.30pm
Mar 08th 10am - 11.30am
Mar 09th 10am - 11.30am
Can you turn that hazel stick into something that nobody has made before? No experience necessary on this session of bas...
Mar 09th 2pm - 4pm
Fires need a lot of attention. Let's gather wood, build a fire, light it, and most importantly, keep it lit. Are you up ...
Mar 16th 10am - 11.30am
Our feathered friends need all the help they can get in the Winter and into spring. Come with the ranger on this family ...
Mar 16th 2pm - 4pm
Are you a budding Robin Hood or would you like to be an Elf from Lord of the Rings? A good start is to make yourself a b...
Mar 21st 7.30pm - 9pm
Learn some fascinating facts about our Solar System, then search the March skies for early spring constellations and pla...
Mar 22nd 10am - 11.30am
Mar 22nd 1.30pm - 3pm
Learn all about Mugdock’s Gunsite on this walk through the Country Park. Alan, the Countryside Ranger, will share stor...
Mar 23rd 10am - 11.30am
From worms and shrews to squirrels and roe deer. In this family event, you explore the woods and moors of our wonderful ...
Mar 23rd 2pm - 4pm
Our wild things are starting to wake up from hibernation. Come for an afternoon of discovery and learning with our range...
Mar 29th 10am - 11am
Mar 29th 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Mar 30th 10am - 11.30am
Mar 30th 2pm - 4pm
Nature is a great inspiration. Explore Mugdock’s awe inspiring wild places to stimulate and open the mind. Express the...
Information on the Park
Learning about and connecting to the natural world
These lands have many great stories to tell
