Events

The First Light WalkDawn Chorus · 75 minutesA guided walk of the east range in the first hour of light, while the heating is still coming up and the glass is running with condensation.

20 places$34.00

Nectar TableBloom Hours · 30 minutesThe feeding tables are refilled at eleven and again at half past twelve. Stand close and the birds will work around you.

Drop inIncluded with a ticket

The Drowse SitThe Drowse · 90 minutesForty seats along the east range. The doors close at two and nobody speaks for ninety minutes while a glasshouse full of birds goes to sleep.

40 places$34.00Ages 12 and over

Lantern HoursLantern Hours · 2 hours 30 minutesThe glasshouse after dark under amber light, lit backwards from what the roost needs rather than from what looks best.

120 places$38.00Seasonal

Fledge Season Open HouseBloom Hours · All sessionTwo weeks in April when the year's young birds are learning to fly badly, and the upper walk opens to anyone who wants to watch them do it.

Drop inIncluded with a ticketSeasonal

Botanical Illustration EveningLantern Hours · 2 hoursFourteen places, first Thursday of the month through the season. Draw from the collection under working light while the rest of the building is dark.

14 places$65.00Ages 14 and overSeasonal

Torpor TalksThe Drowse · 45 minutesLast Wednesday of the month, in the entrance range once the Drowse has finished. One of the research team explains what is actually being measured, and what is not working.

60 places$18.00