Blogs

Budget-Friendly Outdoor Learning Hacks

Outdoor learning boosts academic success, health and wellbeing, but it doesn’t have to be expensive! At Nene Park Trust…

Woodlands Recap

18/22/24 Kevin Finn, Head Groundsperson at our Woodlands sport pitches looks back over the success of the year.

Does back to school mean back to the classroom?

The autumn term is here, the kids have gone back to school, and overnight the atmosphere in Ferry Meadows has…

Update from Nene Nursery

20/05/24 Gareth Lorman and Pia Larsson share an update on how Nene Nursery, our new community plant nursery in the Park, is going from strength to strength this year.

Managing the Park

03/05/24 Greg Higby, Park Manager shares what he gets up to in his day to day job looking after the Park.

Forest School at Nene Park

Learn all about the Forest School offer we have here at Nene Park!

Hold on to a special moment in the Park

28/07/23 Lucy Thornton Reid, Fundraising Officer talks about how our Celebration Leaves gives you a chance to hold onto a moment, a person or a pet, whilst also giving you the opportunity to play a part in the future of the Park you love.

Creating the Nene Community Nursery

11/07/23 Gareth Lorman, Project Officer talks about how his dream for a community nursery in the Park has become reality in the Lottery funded Nene Community Nursery, which will be open later this summer.

Nenescape project complete!

06/06/23 Adrian Oates, Head of Fundraising reflects on the success of the 7-year Lottery funded project for Nene Park - a project that has delivered wildlife and heritage improvements across the Park and along the wider Nene Valley.

Our wonderful volunteers

01/06/23 Gary Mason, Community Ranger reflects on the growing and developing Nene Park volunteering programme and celebrates the great work of our volunteers.

Our first School in Residence

07/04/23 Lindsey Holmes, Project Manager explains what Paston Ridings Primary School has been up to so far this year on our Your Community Greenspace School in Residence programme.

STEM learning outside the classroom

15/02/2023 Vicky Chambers, Senior Education and Activities Officer talks about taking STEM learning outside the classroom and building STEM subjects into the education programme at Nene Park.