Stanwick Lakes Blog
Wildlife Cameras Go Missing
For a while now at Stanwick Lakes, we have enjoyed monitoring the activity of the wildlife that lives here using motion sensor cameras. We have been lucky enough to film wonderful glimpses of the creatures and these films have provided fantastic educational value for the many school children, groups and clubs who visit Stanwick Lakes [...]
Read more‘Hive of Activity’ Taster Sessions
An informative evening was had by all who attended our bee ‘taster session’ in the visitor centre on Tuesday 26th February. The idea behind the evening was to recruit novice volunteer beekeepers to manage the honey bee hive at the Stanwick apiary. The goal of the project is to help conserve the honey bee which [...]
Read moreZebra Mussels are living in our lakes!
Did you know that all the indoor toilets here at Stanwick Lakes are flushed with water from the lake beside the building? Most people recycle water using water from the roof which is collected when it rains. As we had a big “tank” right beside the building we decided to use that instead. However, very [...]
Read moreTeam Building Day goes down a storm
What do semaphore in the outdoor theatre, bicycle hire, and business networking have in common? Well the answer is that they were all components of a successful launch day for the ‘Stanwick Lakes Challenge’. This is our new team building offer, which we’re aiming at businesses and social groups who are looking to combine fun [...]
Read moreGrassroots Olympic Challenge kicks off
On Friday night, 27million of us tuned in on TV to watch Danny Boyle’s spectacular Opening Ceremony put togeher by 15,000 volunteers from all over the UK. Long before the official games got underway however, we launched our own grassroots sporting campaign right here at Stanwick Lakes – inviting you to paddle a kayak around [...]
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