Summer Newsletter | Whitlingham

We have also been awarded the Green Flag Award for 2025/26 which is an achievement to be really proud of as a small independent park, managed by a charity. Read our recent blog post to find out more about the award.

🖍️ Crayons at the ready - Join in our Family Explorer trail!

We are so excited to tell you about our new Family Explorer Trail, which is very close to being up and running.

How can we join in, we hear you ask? Keep and eye on our news page to find out when it launches, then come down to the park, grab your trail pack from Flint Barn Café for just £2.50 and head off exploring!

Your trail pack includes:

a beautifully illustrated trail map
nature explorer treasure hunt sheet
A5 rubbing trail booklet with two coloured chunky wax crayons
This all come in a handy paper bag with handles, so you can easily take it out on your adventure, and you can also collect natural treasures in your bag as you explore

Great thanks to Fiona Gordon for illustrating this fabulous trail map for us. Check out her dog portrait sessions here at the park this summer.

Giving Himalayan balsam the heave-ho

If you haven't heard of it, Himalayan balsam is a plant (pictured below) which was introduced to Britain as an ornamental species as it has pretty pink, scented flowers. It has now spread along Britain's watercourses and is problematic as it takes over where British native species should thrive. It has to be pulled out by hand to control its spread. It multiplies quickly, if left unchecked, because the seeds explode out from the ripe pods, so it has to be caught early. Luckily, our dedicated volunteers are up for the challenge. Look at how much has they pulled up in recent weeks!

🍳 Breakfast is served at the Flint Barn Cafe

Big news at the Flint Barn Café - we have a new breakfast option for you to enjoy soon.

From early August there will be a delicious new addition of:

Smashed avocado & roasted cherry tomatoes on toasted sourdough (with optional fried egg)
You can now also add a fried egg to any other breakfast menu item for just £1.50. Yum!

Delicious breakfast baps - £5.50 each

Norfolk sausage bap
Norfolk bacon bap (can be made gluten free)
Roasted mushroom, spinach and onion chutney bap (Vegan, and can be made gluten free)

We have a selection of croissants and pain au chocolat for you to enjoy too.

Come and join us for breakfast from 9 - 11:30 daily!

Thanks for your continued support. We look forward to welcoming you to Whitlingham again soon.

The Whitlingham Country Park team

Please see our FAQs if you have a query, and then contact the team if your question has not been answered there.

Your next quarterly newsletter will be sent at the end of October 2025.