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Plant Power!

Join the Dams to Darnley Countryside Ranger on a guided tour of the Country Park's fascinating plants and learn about their medicinal, practical and culinary uses!

Plant Power!

About Plant Power!

Join the Countryside Ranger on a guided tour of the Country Park's fascinating plants, from ferns to trees - hear of their medicinal, practical and culinary uses... with a little folklore thrown in for good measure. Bring the kids to do a nature scavenger hunt, create a nature pallet and try 'hapa zome' or 'leaf-dying'.

Location: meet at the entrance behind the old World Buffet restaurant (where parking is possible), Corselet Road, G53 7RN.

Family friendly / Booking essential / Dress for the weather / Dogs welcome

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Come spot damselflies and dragonflies and hear about these incredible aerial hunters and their lifecycle!

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9th November 2025

Here's another chance to visit the Patterton and Darnley rifle and pistol ranges if you missed it last year, and before it takes a break.

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