Heritage and Nature event at Manydown

The Manydown developers, Urban&Civic plc. will be holding a small community event at Worting House on Saturday 13th September ’25 from 1pm to 4pm.

This event will focus on the heritage and nature elements of Manydown, including the countryside park. Tickets for this small community event can be reserved here: Celebrating the heritage and nature of Manydown Tickets, Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

Heritage - this will include talks and displays from Oxford Archaeology, who will be sharing information on the history of the site and their findings to date. The County Archaeologist will talk about the history of Basingstoke and Manydown’s role over this time. Basingstoke Archaeological and Historical Society will also be present to share information on their work in the local area.

Nature - There will be information on the vision and plans for the countryside park. Natural Basingstoke will attend with some exhibits for children and offer the chance for visitors to find out more about the nature in and around Basingstoke and how they could get involved. The Charles Butler 400 Foundation will be attending to share the local area’s importance in our understanding of bees and links to Wootton St Lawrence. A local bird of prey charity is attending offering attendees the chance to meet Sir Francis Drake, a red-tailed Buzzard. There will also be a talk on the red kites on the site and the important role birds of prey have played in the history of the wider area, including links to The Vyne.

There will be activities for children including face painting and colouring of pictures by local artist Sian Storey, based on the nature of the local area.