What's on at Lydford Gorge
Wild kitchen
Forage for wild garlic and other seasonal snacks in the gorge then cook up a tasty pasta and pesto dish over the camp fire using your foraged ingredients.
Sat 27 Apr 2019
11:00-14:00
Spring flower survey
Join the ranger for a guided walk to Whitelady Waterfall to survey the wild flowers that flourish in the gorge at this colourful time of year.
Sat 11 May 2019
11:00-13:00
Bug home making
Construct a home for all sorts of creepy crawlies and tick off one of the 50 things to do before you're 11 ¾.
Tue 28 May 2019
+ 1 other date
10:30-13:30
Basic green woodworking
Learn how to safely use bushcraft knives and tools to make your own wooden mallet.
Thu 30 May 2019
13:30-15:30
Making mini woodland faces
Create your own mini face sculpture for your garden or home using local wood and basic hand tools. All materials supplied with full instruction from the ranger team.
Sat 01 Jun 2019
+ 2 other dates
12:30-15:00
Making wild woodland sculptures
Let your creative side go wild, join our Ranger team to explore the art of wild woodland sculpture.
Sun 30 Jun 2019
+ 1 other date
13:00-15:30
Fantastic flags
Make your own natural paints and brushes to decorate your ‘Lydford explorer’ flag and let everyone know you conquered the gorge.
Fri 26 Jul 2019
+ 1 other date
11:00-13:00
Make a Lydford pixie door
Get creative and decorate a miniature door for a Lydford pixie, or any magical creature you like.
Sat 27 Jul 2019
+ 2 other dates
12:00-15:00
Launch a bottle rocket
Bring along an empty fizzy pop bottle or borrow one of ours and see how high you can make it fly using just water and air.
Mon 29 Jul 2019
+ 2 other dates
10:30-13:30
Bushcraft den building
Build a den in the orchard with the help of the rangers.
Thu 01 Aug 2019
13:30-15:30
Mini raft making
Make your own mini raft with the help of the ranger team then launch it on the river Lyd to see how well it sails.
Sat 03 Aug 2019
+ 1 other date
13:00-15:30
Heritage open day
Come for a walk at the gorge for free once more as part of the Heritage Open Day Scheme. Free entry.
Sat 14 Sep 2019
10:00-17:00