Ilam Park: February Bird Box Detectives trail
Grab you detective hat and your binoculars! It's time to explore Ilam Park and solve the puzzles to discover the beautiful birds that live here.
- Booking not needed
Grab your binoculars (or just your eagle eyes!) and get ready for a feather-filled adventure. Hidden around Ilam Park are 6 secret bird boxes – and it’s your job to find them! Each box has a clue about the amazing bird that calls it home. Can you spot the bird with a heart-shaped face who loves hunting at bedtime? Or the tiny traveller who flies all the way from Africa just to nest here?
The talented Peak District ranger teams often help the birds on our sites by building homes for them to nest in. Lift the lids to hear their calls, solve the puzzles, and tick off each bird as you go. It’s a treasure hunt – but with more feathers!
Are you ready to spread your wings and explore? Come along this February half-term and see how many bird boxes you can discover. Nature needs detectives like YOU!
Pick up your trail sheet from the bookshop for £3 to start your adventure and make sure to claim your prize at the end!
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All per trail sheet | £3.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 01335 350503
- Suitability
All ages welcome.
- Meeting point
Join us in the bookshop to pick up a trail sheet and pay £3
- What to bring and wear
Wrap up warm, it can be chilly in February and unfortunately for us we don't have lovely fluffy feathers!
- Accessibility
Our trails routes are always placed along our accessible path, we also have step free access to the bookshop and toilets. We have baby changing in all our toilets. We also have a changing place on site for those with additional needs, this can be accessed with a radar key.
- Other
Ilam Park is open to all visitors, if you are a member of the National Trust you can park for free. If you are not a member of the National Trust you may join up on site or pay for parking in the bookshop (£6 for up to 4 hours and £8 for all day)
Upcoming events
Ilam Park: 2026 Canihike with Nose and Paws Active
Join us for an exciting new kind of event with your four legged friend!
Ilam Park: Bird Ringing Demonstration
Get up early and get up close with some of our feathered friends. Learn about bird ringing and the native birds of Ilam Park.
Dovedale: February Dovedale Big Bird Count
Fly down to National Nature Reserve and see how many birds you can discover this February half term.
Dovedale Big Litter Pick
Join us for a few hours at Dovedale and get your steps in, picking litter along the valley so the National Nature Reserve remains a great place for nature and people alike.