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Visitors experience four Seasons in one day with new interactive attraction

Moira, nr.Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, UK – 21st June 2010 – As part of a programme to introduce a range of exciting new activities, Conkers, in The National Forest, has introduced an innovative, interactive exhibit to its Discovery Centre. Visitors can now experience all four seasons in one day –or, just a few minutes, to be more precise.This new attraction cleverly uses four high-definition projectors to display a themed scene onto a specially-coated floor that visitors can walk across. A fitted motion detector allows the scene to respond as it senses people moving over it. The virtual

Chris Packham’s family nature day at Conkers in the National Forest

Moira, nr.Swadlincote, South Derbyshire – On the 10th of July, 2010, The BBC’s Springwatch presenter Chris Packham will be visiting the award-winning Conkers attraction in The National Forest, offering visitors his insights into the natural world.Television presenter Chris Packham is a wildlife expert, photographer and author with a passion for conservation and the environment. He has travelled the world extensively in pursuit of all things that slime, sting and scratch. The event will be an awareness-raising campaign aimed at encouraging families to learn more about the environment and

National Brewery Centre Shire Horses at Conkers

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, UK – 23rd March 2010 – As part of a weekend of celebrations that are being held at the Conkers visitor attraction in the National Forest, the National Brewery Centre’s new Shire horses will be making a guest appearance. Taking place at the Conkers attraction in Moira, near Swadlincote, on the Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March 2010, the public will, for the first time, be able to meet the pair - a yearling colt and a two-year old gelding. John Lowther, chief executive of Planning Solutions Ltd, the company behind the new world-class visitor attraction

Conkers Launches a New Barefoot Walk in the National Forest

Moira, nr.Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, UK – 23rd March 2010 – Staff at the award-winning Conkers attraction in the heart of the National Forest are gearing up for a bumper weekend of fun and activities on the 27th and 28th of March 2010. The event sees the grand opening of a brand new barefoot walk that takes visitors on a tour spanning 200-years of the rich, industrial heritage of the local area – from when spa waters were being extracted from the local coal mines in the 19th Century, to the development of the railway network and the creation of the National Forest in more recent times.

An Historical Barefoot Walk in the National Forest

Moira, nr.Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, UK – 17th March 2010 – Staff at the award-winning Conkers attraction in the heart of the National Forest are gearing up for a bumper weekend of fun and activities on the 27th and 28th of March 2010. The event sees the grand opening of a brand new barefoot walk that takes visitors on a tour spanning 200-years of the rich, industrial heritage of the local area – from when spa waters were being extracted from the local coal mines in the 19th Century, to the development of the railway network and the creation of the National Forest in more recent times.

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