Join in the fun at the Easter and Spring themed trails and activities at parks across Knowsley.
Knowsley’s Green Space Rangers have teamed up with local groups and organisations to offer an exciting range of activities and events in parks and green spaces.
From guided walks and pond dipping, Easter bonnet parades to bushcraft activities, it’s time to get outdoors, explore our parks – and have some fun over the Easter period. All of the regular timetable of health events in parks will also be going ahead.
All events are free to attend but some require booking for individual sessions.
For enquiries, please contact: ess.enquiries@knowsley.gov.uk
What’s on
Halewood
Easter-themed puzzle trails – from Monday 7 to Tuesday 22 April at: Court Farm Woods, Finch Woods, Goddard Green and Halewood Triangle. Maps are available on the park noticeboards and prizes can be collected from Halewood Environment Centre.
Check out our new ‘Nature Neighbours’ artworks. There are maps in Halewood Environment Centre or on the noticeboards at: Court Farm Woods, Frensham Park, Finch Woods, Goddard Green, Halewood Triangle and Hilton Grace.
Halewood Conservation Volunteers will be out in Halewood Triangle Park – Wednesday mornings from 10am – 12pm. These sessions are free to join and include litter picking, seed and bulb planting and looking after the new orchard. Sessions during Easter include: Wednesday 9 and Wednesday 16 April. Meet at Halewood Environment Centre.
Halewood’s Green Space Ranger is offering guided Spring Nature Walks – Call in to Halewood Environment Centre for details.
Huyton
Whitefield Cricket Club Open Day: Saturday 5 April- 1pm – 5pm: Court Hey Park, Roby Road: Join Whitefield Cricket Club for live music, face painting, BBQ and refreshments.
Jubilee Park Easter Extravaganza: Friday 11 April, 12pm – 2pm: Join us for Easter arts and crafts, refreshments, bonnet parades and more.
Easter Fun in the Park, McGoldrick Park: Tuesday 15 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for Easter Bonnet parades, face painting, Easter themed arts and crafts and more.
Easter Fun in the Park, Court Hey Park: Wednesday 16 April, 12.30pm – 3pm: Join us for animals, bubbles, Easter trail, bonnet parades, face painting and more. Free lunch bags whilst stocks last.
Easter Fun at Ten Acre Pits: Thursday 17 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for Easter themed arts and crafts, Easter trail, bonnet parades and more.
Spring Fun at Bowring Park: Thursday 17 April, 10am – 4pm: Join us for a day of activities including Forest School (10.30am – 12pm only from Journeys, Leaves and Seeds), golfing activities to launch ‘Unleash your Drive’, entertainment and gardening. Find out more about the history of the park and celebrate the great outdoors.
Kirkby
Future plans for Copthorne Playing Fields: Tuesday 8 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us to find out more about plans for the park and spring themed activities.
Easter Fun at Saxon Green: Monday 14 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for Easter themed activities and egg hunt.
Easter Fun at Acornfield Plantation: Wednesday 16 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for Easter themed activities and egg hunt.
City Nature Challenge – Bioblitz at Acornfield Plantation: Saturday 26 April, 11am – 2pm: Join us and our partners Merseyside Biobank to observe and document as much nature as possible. For more information please visit: www.citynaturechallenge.org
Whiston, Cronton, Prescot
Easter trail at Stadt Moers Park: Tuesday 8 April 1.30pm – 3pm: Stadt Moers, Pottery Lane: Join us for an Easter themed trail around the park.
Easter Extravaganza at King George V and Carr Lane, Prescot: Wednesday 9 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for an afternoon of Easter themed activities.
Easter Extravaganza at Eaton Street Park: Thursday 10 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for an afternoon of Easter themed activities.
Easter Extravaganza at Cronton Pasture: Friday 11 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for an afternoon of Easter themed activities.
Easter trail, Stadt Moers Park: Tuesday 15 April 1.30pm – 3pm: Join us for an Easter themed trail around the park.
Easter Extravaganza, King George V and Carr Lane, Prescot: Wednesday 16 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for an afternoon of Easter themed activities.
Easter Extravaganza at Eaton Street Park: Thursday 17 April, 1pm – 3pm: Join us for an afternoon of Easter themed activities with the Friends of Eaton Street.
Free Activity Pack – Trans Pennine Trail
Keep the kids entertained over the Easter holidays by checking out the Trans Penning Trail’s latest kids activity pack – available now to download from https://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk/welcome-to-our-childrens-page/
Bursting with fun, the pack includes a Spring Scavenger Hunt and tips to take part in the Great British Spring Clean litter pick challenge. You can get creative by making Spring lamb cupcakes and create Easter Egg decorations, as well as solving an Easter Word search, picture colouring and diving into the next instalment of Mandy Mole’s exciting adventure along the Trans Pennine Trail. It’s a fantastic way to celebrate Easter and the beauty of spring!
