Spring 2025 Recreation Guide

Drop-in Parks & Environment

SURREY NATURE CENTRE AT GREEN TIMBERS

Nestled within GreenTimbers Park, the Surrey Nature Centre is a place for kids and adults to explore nature. There are lots of fun things to do here; you can borrow an activity backpack from Reception and adventure through the forest, check out our pollinator garden as it grows in the spring sunshine, look for tadpoles in the pond, borrow a fishing rod to fish at the lake, and so much more.

14225 Green Timbers Way surrey.ca/naturecentre naturecentre@surrey.ca 604-502-6065

Visit us year-round Monday to Friday

8:30am–4pm

Saturday

9am–4pm

Pollinator Palooza Saturday, May 31 Surrey Nature Centre 14225 Green Timbers Way

Spring Releaf Tree Planting Saturday, March 22 10am–12pm Maple Green Park 8958 150 Street Wednesday, April 2 5:30–7pm Hillcrest Park 6530-185 Street Wednesday, April 9 5:30–7pm Holly Park 10706 148 Street Wednesday, April 16 5:30–7pm Cloverdale Athletic Park 6330 168 Street Join us this spring to help grow Surrey’s urban forest by planting a tree! Bring your enthusiasm and get ready to dig in. Gloves, shovels, and training provided. Drop in while trees last. surrey.ca/releaf Earth Day Tree Planting Wednesday, April 23 5–7:30pm Francis Park 15951 83 Avenue Celebrate Earth Day this week! Plant a tree, enjoy family-friendly activities, plant your own native plants to take home, and enjoy a picnic in the park. Gloves, shovels, and training provided. Drop in while trees and supplies last. 11am–2pm Fraser Heights Park 10588 160 Street Celebrate Arbor Day by planting new trees in the park! Help grow Surrey’s urban forest and enjoy family-friendly activities, music, and a BBQ lunch (while quantities last). Gloves, shovels, and training provided. Drop in and join the fun! surrey.ca/releaf Biodiversity in our Parks Matters Surrey is proud to be one of several cities in Canada with a dedicated biodiversity conservation strategy. Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth—animals, plants, fungi, and even tiny microorganisms like bacteria. All these species work together, like an intricate web, to maintain balance and support life. By protecting biodiversity, we help ensure the natural services we depend on, like food, clean water, healthy soils, and medicine. Arbor Day Saturday, May 3

1–3pm

City Nature Challenge

Celebrate the vital role of birds, bees, and butterflies in our survival! Join a grassland safari or show off your favourite costume in our pollinator parade. Make your own pollinator planter to create a buzzing outdoor space they’ll love (while quantities last). Offered in partnership with Metro Vancouver Parks. Drop-in. Celebrate BC Trails Day Saturday, June 7 Colebrook Park 10am 14311 Colebrook Road) | 1.6-km loop Fergus Watershed Biodiversity Preserve Park* 1pm 1277 168 Street | 1-km loop *To protect wildlife and sensitive ecosystems, dogs are not permitted in this park. Enjoy the sounds of the forest, breath in the fresh air, and experience nature up close on a guided nature walk. Attend one or both walks—designed for all ages, accessible, and happening rain or shine. Drop in at the start of each walk. International Picnic Day Saturday, June 14 5:30–7:30pm Chimney Heights Park 14677 74 Avenue Invite your friends and neighbours out to celebrate International Picnic Day with games, music and other fun park activities. surrey.ca/communitypicnics

April 19 – June 8 Get outside this spring! Explore and connect with nature through a variety of free, family-friendly programs and events. surrey.ca/extravaganza

April 25 – April 28 Join our annual Surrey City Nature Challenge!This fun global event invites you to observe and record the diversity of plants and animals in our city. Whether from your own backyard, balcony, or local park, get your ‘nature nerd’ on this spring and help showcase Surrey’s incredible natural values to the world. surrey.ca/communityscience

DOG OFF-LEASH AREAS Leashing your dog is a simple way to help keep Surrey’s parks safe and welcoming for everyone, including other visitors and wildlife. Surrey offers many off-leash areas for you and your dog to enjoy! All off-leash areas are fully fenced, except for Freedom,Tannery and Dogwood Parks.

Park

Address

Community

Bear Creek Park

8448 King George Blvd

Whalley

Blackie Spit Park

3136 McBride Avenue

South Surrey

Bolivar Park

13445 115 Avenue

Whalley

Clayton Dog Off-Leash Park

7011 188 Street

Cloverdale

Dogwood Park

13485 20 Avenue

South Surrey

Forsyth Park

10635 140 Street

Whalley

Fraser View Park

11210 159A Street

Guildford

Freedom Dog Park

15452 84 Avenue

Fleetwood

Spring Bird Walk Saturday, June 14 Blackie Spit Park 3136 McBride Avenue Explore migrating birds and the

Hawthorne Rotary Park

10740 142A Street

Whalley

9–11am

Joe Brown Park

5381 125A Street

Newton

Kennedy Park

12171 90 Avenue

Whalley

Latimer Park

2786 192 Street

South Surrey

diverse habitats that support them. Improve your identification skills, learn how to use iNaturalist as a data collection tool, and learn how you can help protect wildlife in this park. Bring your binoculars or borrow a pair from us. Dress for the weather!

Nicomekl Dog Off-Leash Park

3435 150 Street

South

12915 60 Avenue

Newton

Panorama Park

Serpentine Dog-Off Leash Park 12589 76 Avenue

Newton

Tannery Park

10761 Dyke Road

Whalley

Tynehead Regional Park

168 Street Parking lot

Guildford

Unwin Park

6811 134 Street

Newton

Wills Brook Park

2955 160 Street

South Surrey

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