5 June 2024
Howbery Park

Free event.
With our expert beekeepers you’ll get up close to our hives. Bee suits provided.

Please note, this activity is not suitable for:
  • Anyone who has required medical attention as a result of a sting.
  • Pregnant women.
5 June 2024 at 12-1pm and 1-2pm
Location: Manor House and Howbery Park hives



Howbery Park has organised the event – which is open to the general public and people based on the park – as part of its commitment to a six-year biodiversity scheme. Howbery has been working with Nurture Landscapes, which maintains the grounds, on making sure that there is enough food sources and suitable habitats on the park for bumblebees, birds, hedgehogs and insects. The scheme’s aims also includes raising awareness of biodiversity.

Visitors are also welcome to explore the grounds and walk round the Howbery Tree Trail before or after the talk. A free map is available from the Manor Café during its opening hours – 9am-4pm on working weekdays. The trail takes in eleven of Howbery’s notable trees, which are marked by plaques in the grounds.

Howbery’s grounds are open to the public 8am-6pm on working weekdays and are only a short walk from the centre of Wallingford. There is also a bus stop outside the site and ample parking on the site.

Choose your session below and complete your details to register for a place. Please note, we need a separate registration for each person.

Session 1 - Meet the bees workshop - 5 June 2024, 12-1pm

Session 2 - Meet the bees workshop - 5 June 2024, 1-2pm

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