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Cedars Nature Centre Cedars Nature Centre is a multi award winning not for profit animal centre set in the grounds of Cedars Park operated by Lets Talk Animals CIC .

Enjoy affordable family fun by joining in on our daily meet and greets every 45 mins 🐾 Operated by Lets Talk Animals CIC T/A Cedars Nature Centre

Tomorrow’s Science Rangers is all about the Not So Scary Animals… essentially we are meeting the fluffy ones!It’s inside...
23/10/2026

Tomorrow’s Science Rangers is all about the Not So Scary Animals… essentially we are meeting the fluffy ones!

It’s inside, in the warm, out of the wind and we can’t wait to see you all again!

Which of our mammals do you think we will meet?

For ages 5-11 years, packed with discovery and adventure.

Each week includes:
A fascinating new science topic
The chance to meet some of our amazing exotic animals.
A fun activity to make and take home!

£10 per child with 1 x Adult free.
The ticket includes entry to Cedars Nature Centre all day too!

This will be taking place within Cedars Nature Centre. Doors to our classroom will be opened 5 mins before your session starts.

Get your tickets here!

https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/event-details/science-rangers-24th-october-not-so-scary

Thank you to the wonderful Tesco’s community champion Lynn!Every year Brookfield Tesco’s donate pumpkins that we carve f...
23/10/2026

Thank you to the wonderful Tesco’s community champion Lynn!

Every year Brookfield Tesco’s donate pumpkins that we carve for our Halloween pumpkin trail! ❤️

We can’t thank Lynn and her team enough!

Don’t forget our pumpkin trail starts tomorrow and runs through until 1st November!

Check out this amazing feedback from one of Emma’s cub scouts visits earlier this month!“I wanted to drop you a line to ...
22/10/2026

Check out this amazing feedback from one of Emma’s cub scouts visits earlier this month!

“I wanted to drop you a line to say a huge thank you for the fantastic session which Emma delivered yesterday at my Cub Scout meeting. But don't take my word for it, here are some of the messages I received afterwards from the parents

Dougie hasn't stopped talking about tonight, he absolutely LOVED it.

What an amazing evening, Eli is on a high.

Feliks loved it and they're the luckiest children because they got to meet a pancake tortoise of which only 5,000 are left in the wild.

Jasmine loved being around these animals, thank you for the opportunity.

What was particularly special was how Emma tailored the theme around teamwork.

I am sure you will get some of our Cubs visiting again during half-term, I hope so anyway, and we'd also love to have a repeat visit in the future.

Many thanks again”

Did you know we can theme our talks around whichever badge your cubs or brownies are learning about?

You can find out more about our onsite and offsite visits please check out our education page (again link in our bio!)

Or by sending us an email on our dedicated education email at [email protected]

🐾 Today is our home education day at Cedars Nature Centre and our our primary session is fully booked! 🐍 Please note, th...
22/10/2026

🐾 Today is our home education day at Cedars Nature Centre and our our primary session is fully booked!

🐍 Please note, these sessions are prebook only and you can only attend with a ticket. This is to help us manage numbers and our craft each month.

🦔 We often have people asking to purchase tickets on the door but you will not be able to do so as it is fully booked.

🕷️ Each ticket entitles you to 1 child and 1 adult.

🦂 It will take place in our indoor classroom, this is why we have limited tickets to only 20.
It ensures that everyone has enough space and time with the animals.

🐢 Thanks and we hope those of you who are booked onto the session have a great time!

How cute is this little pumpkin!❤️
21/10/2026

How cute is this little pumpkin!
❤️

We have two amazing Science Ranger sessions coming up! Purposefully made to be completely different to each other!This S...
21/10/2026

We have two amazing Science Ranger sessions coming up! Purposefully made to be completely different to each other!

This Saturday - 24th October – Not So Scary!

Are some animals really as scary as they seem?

Meet some of Cedars' not-so-scary animals and discover more about how they live in the wild.

Then use your imagination to design your very own not-so-scary creature!

https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/event-details/science-rangers-24th-october-not-so-scary

31st Halloween - On Halloween itself!

It's Halloween!

Join us for a special spooky Science Rangers session as we meet some of the creepy, crawly, scary and downright spooky animals that call Cedars Nature Centre home.

Afterwards, get creative and make your very own scary Halloween mask to take home!

https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/event-details/science-rangers-24th-october-halloween

20/10/2026

🎃 **Our popular Pumpkin Trail returns for 2026!** 🎃

🎃🐾 PUMPKIN HUNT + ANIMAL MEET & GREETS! 🐾🎃

Looking for a fun, affordable Halloween day out with the kids? 👻🍂

Head to Cedars Nature Centre this half term and see if you can find all the carved pumpkins hidden around the centre! 🎃

Find the pumpkins… and win a SWEET TREAT! 🍬

✨ **Pumpkin Trail**
🍬 Find them all & win a sweet treat
🐾 Animal talks & meet & greets every 45 minutes
🎟️ Just **£2.40 per person** Under 2’s FREE.
⏰ All-day entry
📅 24th October – 1st November
🚶 No need to pre-book, just turn up!

Perfect for a budget friendly Halloween activity, half-term day out or something a little different with the kids. 🎃

A lovely bit of rabbit yoga to start the day from stitch ❤️📸 - Ranger Blake
18/10/2026

A lovely bit of rabbit yoga to start the day from stitch ❤️

📸 - Ranger Blake

17/10/2026

Today’s the day for another Science Rangers Club!

You will be meeting these two beauties in our indoor classroom!
Both are hedgehogs right?… wrong!

Find out why and the difference between hibernation and torpor in today’s club!

17th October – Hibernation
Join us on a special trip into Cedars Park to learn about the wild animals that live all around us.

Then head back to the Nature Centre to discover the fascinating differences between hibernation, brumation and torpor and learn how different animals survive the colder months.

For ages 5-11 years, packed with discovery and adventure.

Each week includes:
A fascinating new science topic
The chance to meet some of our amazing exotic animals.
A fun activity to make and take home!

£10 per child with 1 x Adult free.
The ticket includes entry to Cedars Nature Centre all day too!

This will be taking place within Cedars Nature Centre. Doors to our classroom will be opened 5 mins before your session starts.

Get your tickets here!

https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/event-details/science-rangers-17th-october-hibernation

September was the first month back for schools and so it’s time for Septembers education round up!Although it was quiet ...
15/10/2026

September was the first month back for schools and so it’s time for Septembers education round up!

Although it was quiet on the school visit front as schools went back it was anything else but quiet on all of our other educational sessions!

We launched two major events at Cedars Nature Centre in September.

Science Rangers!
Ranger Emma our education officer launched our first Science Rangers Club, this is a weekly animal club aimed at children aged 5-11 years that meets every Saturday at 1-2pm!

The 26th September was our first ever club and children met lots of animals in our brand new classroom (Ranger HQ!).
Building on its success we have now added sessions to our website all the way through to 2027!

To book your session please follow the link in below!

Science Rangers - https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/sciencerangers

Birthday Parties !
We also launched our brand new birthday parties both onsite in our indoor classroom and offsite at your choice of venue!

For ages 7 years plus, these have been very successful with parties onsite and offsite!
Why not host your party at Cedars Nature Centre? Our indoor classroom is warm, even in winter!

To find out more please follow the parties link below!

Birthday Parties - https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/animalparties

Plus so much more!
We also provided talks for Brownie and Scout groups this month! We can provide general animal talks or even specific badge related talks!

Not to forget our home education groups, in September these were all about animal adaptations!
Don’t forget our next home education day is the 22nd October and it’s all about Animal Defenses!

This months session is nearly fully booked so don’t delay and check out the link below too!

Home Education Sessions - https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/homeeducation

Plus we continue our 1:1 alternative provisions, we hope to increase our alternative provisions over the next year too!

Wow! What a month!

If you think your school, organisation or group would be interested in our education team visiting then get in touch.

You can find out more about our onsite and offsite school visits please check out our education page below.

School Visits - https://www.cedarsnaturecentre.co.uk/education

Or by sending us an email on our dedicated education email at [email protected]

Address

Cedars Park, Theobalds Lane
Waltham Cross
EN88RU

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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