The Big Green Trail

THE BIG GREEN TRAIL IS BACK!

At the Big Green Trail, there’s plenty on offer to entertain, inspire and connect people with nature and local green projects.

Get to know different organisations and local community groups involved in the trail, coming together to celebrate their projects and put on engaging activities for everyone to get involved with.

Visit our trail stops to join in with these activities and make sure to collect a stamp booklet from one of the locations so you can collect your stamps as you visit each place on the trail and complete the booklet!

Take a look at last year’s Big Green Trail round up to see what’s in store in 2026

Green Communities: Get hands‑on with nature through creative crafts, guided nature walks and wildlife identification activities for all ages.

Plymotion: Bling your bike, try your hand at the Hook a Bus game and discover ways to help you walk, wheel and cycle more around Plymouth.

Eljay Energy: Explore how renewable energy works with simple, interactive activities that make clean power easy to understand.

Plymouth Active Leisure: Join a guided bike ride or visit the stall to find out how Plymouth Active Leisure can help you get more active in ways that suit you.

Believ: Test your steady hand on the giant buzz wire game to win Believ merchandise, plus enjoy colouring and charge‑point design activities for younger children.

Climate Action Plymouth: Take a quiet moment to write a Haiku for Hope, inspired by climate, biodiversity, clean rivers and coasts, birds, butterflies, whatever you enjoy about nature. Take your poem home and contribute to a shared display of hope.

Plymouth Sound National Marine Park: Meet the team behind the Marine Park and enjoy free science, art and history‑inspired activities celebrating our unique marine environment.

Plymouth Energy Community: Have a go at an interactive energy game and get friendly, practical advice on saving energy at home.

Plymouth Food Waste Team: Learn easy ways to cut food waste at home with fun, interactive recycling games and practical tips.

Ocean Conservation Trust: Get up close to fascinating ocean artefacts and take part in games and workshops exploring marine life and ocean sustainability.

Westcountry Rivers Trust: Take on the inflatable obstacle course and learn more about rivers, water and the role they play in healthy ecosystems.

Dartmoor Zoo: Discover wildlife and conservation through engaging games and activities led by the Education team.

Plymouth Scrapstore: Get creative in a sustainable crafting workshop using recycled and reused materials.

And more to be announced!

Central Park, Plymouth
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Life Centre Field
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Zoo Field
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Look out for a Big Green Trail flag to find where you need to go at each location.

You can Central Park on Google Maps here.

By foot – Central Park is a 20 minute walk from Plymouth Railway Station and a 30 minute walk from Royal Parade, City Centre.
By bus – To help people get to Central Park, Plymouth Citybus is running a free hop-on, hop-off bus along the trail route. Head to Royal Parade, George Park & Ride or Milehouse on the day to grab the Trail Bus. More details of bus timetable and locations to come. Please refer to Traveline if you need further help planning your journey.
By bike – For those cycling, there are bike loops available for securing your bicycle throughout the park. There are Beryl bike bays located nearby at Plymouth Life Centre.
By train – The closest local train station is Plymouth Railway Station.
By car – If you are driving, consider car sharing. Follow Google Maps for Milehouse Park & Ride carpark for parking. There is also an electric vehicle charging station available in Mayflower Drive B Car Park.