Families enjoyed a unique opportunity to get up close with bees at a special event.

Milton Park hosted the Meet the Bees event for families and occupiers on Thursday, August 28, providing an engaging experience with the park's resident honeybees.

Guided by the on-site beekeeper, the event welcomed attendees aged five and above, offering them a chance to discover the bees' vital role in the environment.

After a safety briefing, participants donned protective bee suits and visited one of the park's beehives to learn about the insects.

Attendees also tasted the bees' honey and met the hive's queen bee, marked with blue for 2025.

The session was organised by the park's team, Nurture Landscapes, who manage the park's green spaces.

Milton Park, located in southern Oxfordshire, is the UK's largest single-ownership innovation community for science, business, and technology.

Spanning 300 acres with nearly three million square feet of floor space, it hosts more than 270 organisations working on global challenges.

The park is situated about 12 miles south of Oxford and is close to Didcot Parkway train station.

Its strategic location offers excellent connectivity to world-class academic, research, and innovation hubs.

Tenants at Milton Park enjoy vast green spaces, various events fostering collaboration, and a growing range of amenities including food outlets, a gym with a swimming pool, a pharmacy, a post office, and a childcare nursery.

The on-site team at Milton Park is committed to accommodating organisations of all sizes, encouraging business connections and partnerships across sectors such as life sciences, energy, space, and supporting technologies.