The Shakespeare Wagon is coming to town. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare Beyond is bringing a FREE PERFORMANCE of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to Cromwell Valley Park. JULY 20TH AT 7:30 P.M. (Raindate performance July 21st at 7:30 p.m.) This will be held on the lawn in front of the Sherwood House (CVP's Park
6:30 PM, Friday, September 13th, 2024 $10 Per Person Dessert will be provided Populations of African elephants in Tanzania had dropped to half of their previous numbers in recent years but are now starting to rebound. This lecture outlines the issues behind mitigating conflicts and proposes steps to improve elephant populations in the immediate and
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 10AM-5PM $6.00 PER CAR - REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR PAY IN CASH AT THE GATE An outdoor celebration of our migrating raptors, ecosystem investigation and family-centered festivities, crafts, music and more! ART VENDORS in partnership with Towson Arts Collective Food Trucks Live birds of prey demonstration Hawk Watch: Scheduled talks on counting
NEW DATE: 6:30 PM, Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 Sherwood House at Cromwell Valley Park $10 Per Person Dessert will be provided Dr. Wayne Bell will speak about the decline in bird populations across Maryland's Eastern shore, and discuss how we all can help by creating critically important new bird habitat. Dr. Wayne Bell is Senior
SATURDAY, October 12th, 2024 10 AM-4 PM Safety Officers Abe Yoffe, Stan Lapinski, & Kiana Ritter will supervise bow and arrow shooting on Saturday (10 AM to 4 PM) AND Sunday (10AM to 1 PM) for families, adults and children. 10 AM-4 PM Naturalist Mimi Knuth - Clay Coils, Pinch Pots and Fish Prints with
SUNDAY, October 13th, 2024 8:00 AM Bow Shoot - Bring your wooden/fiberglass traditional bows, flu-flu arrows, or arrows with judo and/or rubber blunts & a handful of target arrows, as we shoot balloons, roll an inner tube, & toss aerial targets. Meet at the main kiosk for this shoot inspired by Dr. Errett Callahan’s book
Brian Rollfinke, Director of Education & Outreach from Wild Birds Unlimited, Timonium 6:30 PM, Friday, November 8th, 2024 $10 Per Person Dessert will be provided Saving Birds . . . Starting in Your Own Yard Hear how Wild Birds Unlimited’s Save the Songbirds campaign has partnered with the National Wildlife Foundation’s Garden for Wildlife program
We're getting started early this year! Consider a donation to help our Trails Committee purchase a new Gator! We make it easy to accept your thoughtful donations! 1. Credit Card (through www.cromwellvalleypark.org) Name your Donation 2. Venmo @cromwellvalleypark or by using QR Code below 3. PayPal at paypal.me/CromwellValleyParkCo or by using QR Code below 4.
Saturday, December 7 at 10 AM to 1 PM Holiday Open House - All Ages. Find all of your holiday excitement on one farm. Come visit the decorated Sherwood House for the holidays. Seasonal crafts, cookie decorating, hot cider, music, and more! $3 REGISTRATION REQUIRED THROUGH CIVIC REC https://recandparks.baltimorecountymd.gov/MD/baltimore-co-md/catalog
Join Cromwell Valley Park Council's History and Cultural Heritage Committee for a Night out with Nature: THE WOMEN OF THE VALLEY, an inspiring round table discussion on leadership, legacy and conservation. Friday, April 4, 2025 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Sherwood House. $10 admission, Dessert and Soft Drinks.
Join our Habitat Restoration Team for 2 hours from 2pm - 4pm. We will remove invasive plants from the park and in warmer weather, also plant natives and maintain restored habitat – great opportunities for high school students for community service and volunteers who like to work outdoors. Register for Free
Cromwell Valley Park Office
(Sherwood House)
2002 Cromwell Bridge Rd
Parkville, MD 21234
GPS: 39.415, -76.552
Phone: 410-887-2503
TDD: 410-887-5319
Willow Grove Nature Education Center
2175 Cromwell Bridge Rd
Parkville, MD 21234
GPS: 39.417, -76.548
Please remember that the Park itself is open only during daylight hours, sunrise to sunset.
In case of inclement weather, the Nature Center and activities follow Baltimore County Pubic Schools. Check the BCPS Website for the latest information on closing. If closing early, all evening activities at the Park are cancelled.
On Saturdays and Sundays when the office is closed, you may call the Nature Education Center.
Note: The addresses (2002 and 2175) are really for Post Office use. If used on a GPS, they may take you to a strange place in the park, or leave you on the main road. Use the GPS coordinates instead.
The Cromwell Valley Park Council (CVPC) is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to the stewardship of Cromwell Valley Park as a public space for passive recreation and School Programs. The CVPC works in cooperation with the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks and other entities to maintain, preserve and protect the natural environment and historic structures in the Park.
The Cromwell Valley Park Council is not an official site for Baltimore County Government.
