Nature in Rīgas reģions

The Riga City Council invites seniors to free 1.5–2-hour walks: the session begins with a warm-up led by a physical therapist, followed by a…

This 650 m boardwalk runs from Aizvēju iela to the sea through the “Piejūra” nature park and wooded coastal dunes that rise to 16 m in place…

Ulubele is Latvia’s largest animal shelter, home to about 500 animals, and no animal is put down. Once you have a volunteer card you can tak…

A local guide leads groups of adults, families and pupils around Sigulda: the New Castle and Castle Quarter, the Livonian Order castle, the…

The Dārziņi horse farm in Ķekava brings a calm pony to a children's party, where the children ride it in the saddle, led by a personal instr…

A guide from Rīgas meži, the city's forest and park company, takes a primary class (grades 1–4) on a quest through one of Rīga's historic pa…

Latvia's national zoo in Riga's Mežaparks has been open since 1912 and is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). L…

A forest park laid out in a pine forest in the Dzintari district of Jūrmala, good both for active leisure and for quiet walks. Its highlight…

A nature club for children ages 8–12 about bees and other pollinators: their importance to nature and how to protect them. Participants obse…

A club at the Riga Young Technicians’ Center’s School of Natural Sciences, held at the Latvian National Museum of Natural History: Children…