Join in with ‘50 things’ at Sheffield Park and Garden

No.1 Get to know a tree

Look up through the branches - what can you see? Or head to Ringwood Toll in the Parkland and climb up into a tree for a real bird's-eye view. 

No.4 Build a den

You will find everything you need to create your own den in Ringwood Toll, our woodland play trail; plenty of branches, sticks and soft leaves – all you need is your own imagination.

No.7 Fly a kite

With over 300 acres to explore, our parkland is a great open space to fly a kite. There's lots of room to get a good running start and launch your kite into the air.

No.12 Have fun with with sticks

Our natural play trail in Ringwood Toll is a great place to explore and big enough to hide in. Can you make a trail of sticks so others can find where you are?

No.18 Create some wild art

What can you find in the woodland play trail to make into a wild art piece? If you’re lucky, you might even find some sheep's wool that our herd have left behind. Don’t forget to take a photo of your work to keep as a memory.

No.31 Make friends with a bug

Our garden and parkland is teeming with bugs of all shapes and sizes. Look out for beetles, spiders and larvae under stones and fallen branches. Don't forget to put them back in their homes once you have looked at them.

No. 35. Discover what's in a pond

With 20 acres of Lakes at Sheffield Park we have all sorts of sights to spot. Can you see a waterlily, perhaps with a dragonfly resting on its pad? Or a duck quacking happily to its friends?

No.44 Watch a bird

The sound of birdsong fills our garden, woods and parkland with birds darting in and out of the trees and shrubs. Can you spot who is making which sound?

Don't forget to get a sticker for your scrapbook each time you complete a challenge. You can get stickers and scrapbooks from our visitor reception.