Free Animal Mysteries Festive Trail at the Essex Country Parks
Wrap up warm and enjoy the Animal Mysteries Festival Trail and more at the Essex Country Parks this December.
Posted on 27th November 2024

Pick up* or download a free** Animal Mysteries Trail this festive season from the Essex Country Parks.
Find and count the animals hiding in the park and discover the magic number to enter our prize draw to win an Explorer Pass!
Running from Sunday 1 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025 at the following participating parks:
- Belhus Woods Country Park
- Cressing Temple Barns
- Cudmore Grove Country Park
- Danbury Country Park
- Great Notley Country Park
- Hadleigh Country Park
- Thorndon Country Park
- Weald Country Park
Wrap up warm and enjoy a run around in the fresh air, take our winter scavenger hunt, and enjoy the extra activities at home.
Supported by the Essex Year of Numbers.
*While stocks last
** Car parking charges apply. (Money taken for car parking is ultimately reinvested into the park, its maintenance and upkeep for visitors and the wildlife living within.)
Download or print at home
- Download the trail to your phone
- Print the trail at home
- Print our Festive Mysteries sheet at home
- Print our Festive Activities at home

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Meet the Gruffalo's Child at Thorndon Country Park or bake some festive sweet treats with Tiptree this December.
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