Ilam Park: 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: Winter: Operation Save the Sleigh Trail
Embark on a festive quest across the site—solve riddles, uncover clues, and gather the secret numbers!
Ilam Park: Winter: Breakfast with Father Christmas
Make a magical memory this festive season with our Breakfast with Father Christmas event.
Ilam Park: Winter: Festive Fun Day
Join us for a festive day of fun for all the family this December at Ilam Park.
Ilam Park: Winter: Santa Paws
Calling all pooches great and small, fluffy and spotty for a festive event for all the family!