Pavilion Café at Queen's Park

25/06/2026

Do you know your dragonflies from your damselflies, or whether we have more butterfly or moth species in the UK? 🦋

This National Insect Week (22nd-28th June), test your knowledge of the insect world with our latest quiz!

Take the quiz here: https://form.typeform.com/to/Us5sAXoI

📽️ Logan Walker

24/06/2026

Congratulations to Peter who is your June photography competition winner! 🎉

This beautiful image of a banded demoiselle damselfly will feature in our 2027 wildlife calendar and the winner will be contacted via email.

Read more about the winning image and our runner up in our blog: https://ow.ly/cBVp50ZfBff

22/06/2026

It's insect week and we're celebrating the smaller species that can often be overlooked when you're out and about🐞🐜

Did you know...we have more than 24,000 insect species in the UK 🤯

Next time you go for a stroll, why not see how many species you can count!

We'd love to see your insect photos in the comments 👉

20/06/2026

We still have some places left on our funded Nature Tots programme at Queen's Park!

We still have a few places left on our funded Nature Tots programme at Queen's Park! We are running these sessions thanks to funding from Bolton CVS and are looking for families with pre-schoolers in the Bolton area to take part.

Each session has a different theme and activities include nature art, story time, bug hunting and more 🐞🔎

All children must be accompanied by an adult. The next sessions will run from 1pm to 2.15pm on the following dates:

Thursday 25th June 2026
Thursday 2nd July 2026
Thursday 9th July 2026

If you are interested, please email our Education Manager, Katie at [email protected]

18/06/2026

It's time for you to choose your winner for June's photography competition 📷

This month's theme was 'It's a Bug's Life', and your entries didn't disappoint - in fact it was difficult to narrow down so many wonderful images to our voting shortlist! Thank you to everyone who entered this month 🦋

Vote for your favourite here: https://ow.ly/Uz3750ZcMju

Voting closes at 11.59pm on Monday 22/06/2026.

17/06/2026

Did you know that every time you make a purchase at Pavilion Café you are helping to support wildlife in your local area 🌿

Pavilion Café at Queen's Park is operated by The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. Every penny raised through our café helps to protect and restore wildlife and habitats across Bolton and the surrounding areas.

Thank you for all your support!

15/06/2026

Join the Friends of Queens Park Bolton at the Pavilion Cafe for a free family event on the 20th June!

Come and join us at our next Free Family Event on 20th June.

For those children who joined us at our March event, decorated plant pots and planted seeds, if your plants have grown, you can return one of them to plant in the sensory garden. But don't worry if you didn't join us in March we have other plants that you can help to plant 🌹

We also have some bee related craft activities for you to take part in🐝 so come along and have some fun!

12/06/2026

Got pre-loved books, binoculars or tools to spare?

We’re calling on all wildlife lovers! Do you have books, optics or tools gathering dust? Your unwanted items could be a game changer for nature and for us.

What are we accepting?:

📘 Pre-loved books

🔍 Binoculars, telescopes, scopes and optic equipment

🧰 Tools that can help us with our maintenance/conservation work

Donate your unwanted wares to us instead of letting them sit unloved and hopefully we can give them a second life, all whilst aiding us in restoring wild places.

Learn more about how you can donate here: https://ow.ly/c4co50XuzKQ

09/06/2026

Host your event at Queen's Park!

As well as our incredible service in our café, we also have an incredible function space that is perfect for every event.

Find out more here 👉https://ow.ly/BCRH50W2p3V

07/06/2026

We wanted to round up by showing just how diverse our opportunities are. Our volunteers get involved in anything from planting trees, to working in our cafe, to counting shark egg cases, to joining our Youth Council - and so much more. 🌍

They tell us that the time they give is incredibly rewarding, allowing them to meet new people and build on their skills. ⭐

Why not join us? Who knows, you might spot yourself in our Volunteers' Week posts next year! Take a look at our opportunities: https://www.lancswt.org.uk/volunteer 👀