To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of Malta’s first nature and history park, the Majjistral Park management is drawing up a series of activities.

As part of its educational programme, the management is inviting schools from both Malta and Gozo to organise excursions to the park by covering the costs of the tours, including bus transport costs to the site and back to school.

Autumn is a particularly attractive and exciting time in the park. The first rains bring with them a fresh efflorescence of wild flowers and shrubs.

Over the past 10 years the park, which includes a visitor information centre, has hosted a growing number of visits and school excursions from all over Malta.

However, the management has noted that the distance to the park, situated as it is in the northwest and transport costs for school trips are factors that often need to be addressed to make the park ever more accessible to the public.

Schools that wish to benefit from this initiative are asked to register their interest with the park’s educational officer on 2152 1291 or by e-mail on walks@majjistral.org. Excursions  start at 9.30am and include a viewing of the park documentary at the visitor centre and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Information on the park will also be available at the Majjistral Park stand at the Ġenna ta’ Ġonna event in Floriana on October 15.