Scotney Castle Big Green Week Festival

This Great Big Green Week, come and meet the National Trust rangers at Scotney who survey for snakes. Reptiles are an important part of the Scotney ecosystem and we regularly conduct surveys to monitor reptile numbers and species.
Our rangers will give a brief introductory talk about the reptiles you’re...

Join our senior gardener as she shares her secrets on how to grow flowers for cutting. Supercharge your gardening efforts with information about the range of different flowers you can grow, how different varieties of flower attract different pollinators, and how to extend the flowering period to keep those blooms...

Healing with plants is as old as humankind itself. Discover the medicinal uses of plants throughout history in this fascinating guided tour of the Picturesque garden at Scotney Castle. Perfect whether you want to create your own apothecary garden or just know where to turn to draw on nature’s first...

Healing with plants is as old as humankind itself. Discover the medicinal uses of plants throughout history in this fascinating guided tour of the Picturesque garden at Scotney Castle. Perfect whether you want to create your own apothecary garden or just know where to turn to draw on nature’s first...

Healing with plants is as old as humankind itself. Discover the medicinal uses of plants throughout history in this fascinating guided tour of the Picturesque garden at Scotney Castle. Perfect whether you want to create your own apothecary garden or just know where to turn to draw on nature’s first...

Healing with plants is as old as humankind itself. Discover the medicinal uses of plants throughout history in this fascinating guided tour of the Picturesque garden at Scotney Castle. Perfect whether you want to create your own apothecary garden or just know where to turn to draw on nature’s first...

Join Scotney Castle’s head gardener in the Walled Garden this Great Big Green Week as he shares his knowledge about growing vegetables. Find out about successional sowing, green manure crops, companion planting for wildlife as well as the crops, as well as tips for a bumper harvest.
This workshop is...

Meet one of our dragonfly surveyors and go on a dragonfly and damselfly hunt this Great Big Green Week to see some of these darting, shimmering beauties.
Enjoy a short talk about dragonflies and damselflies and discover why Scotney is renowned for them. Weather permitting, you’ll then walk down to...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

A site of special scientific interest, the Scotney estate is home to rare plant, animal and insect life. Explore some of the 780 acres of historic parkland and woodland with its veteran trees, grand vistas and native rare breed cattle a guided estate walk.
This tour is included in your...

Learn about the amphibians who call Scotney home and then have a go pond dipping to discover what’s living beneath the surface.

Our specialist newt and amphibian ranger will give a brief talk about the different types of amphibians living at Scotney and then will take participants to the usually off-limits...

Learn about the amphibians who call Scotney home and then have a go pond dipping to discover what’s living beneath the surface.

Our specialist newt and amphibian ranger will give a brief talk about the different types of amphibians living at Scotney and then will take participants to the usually off-limits...

In this walk and talk with Scotney’s lawn expert, you’ll learn how we manage the grass areas at Scotney. Learn about the benefits for wildlife, get hints and tips for managing the grass in your life in a wildlife-friendly way, and harvest some ideas to incorporate long grass areas into...

See our butterfly surveyor in action in the walled garden and find out why we use wildlife surveyors. A nice add-on to your visit to Scotney, this drop-in session is a good opportunity to see a little of what goes on behind the scenes and chat with our knowledgeable and...

Carpenter or mason? Buff-tailed bumble or honey? Learn about some of the different species of bees and how to spot and identify them. Walking and talking with Scotney gardener and bee enthusiast, Aden, you’ll learn about different bees’ individual habits and food preferences and why bees are so important. Discover...

Sheltering within the ruined walls of the old castle, Scotney’s new sub-tropical garden is an experimental project that has been developed to help mitigate against climate change. In this ‘walk and talk’ session you’ll meet the garden who designed it and, in an informal Q&A session, you’ll learn why we...

If you love to watch the birds in your garden or local park and want to know about them, this bird walk and talk is perfect.

Following a short talk to identify the birds you’re most likely to see in your garden or when you’re out and about – from robins...

Pollinating insects are essential to our future but their numbers are in decline in the UK. Join one of our volunteer butterfly surveyors who’ll brief you on the different flying insects you’re likely to see and then, weather permitting, take a walk around the walled garden to see what’s on...