About the event

Cold Springs community nature reserve will open in style on the last Sunday of May – traditionally the day each year where the site’s historic well was celebrated.

For centuries, children gathered at the well on this day to fill their bottles with water and add sweets, shaking the bottles to make a fizzy pop! This ceremony was stopped in the early nineteenth century, but now we are reigniting it to celebrate both the spring, and our wonderful wildlife.

There will also be fun and games including a treasure trail and pond dipping, allowing everyone in Penrith to get to know our incredible reserve from the very beginning of its history.

No booking required