Parks and Recreation

Warner Park Nature Center

FYI Naturalist

It's time to Find Your Inner Naturalist! scientist with large frog
This Fall, check out the schedule for free adult programs focusing on bats, photography and more. Classes take place on Tuesday nights beginning at 5:30. Topics for this Fall:

Bats with Bat Biologist Sara Samoray
Photography with Tennessee State Park Ranger Tim Wheatley (field session the following weekend)
Trees with Vanderbilt Dendrologist Dr. Steve Baskauf
The Nashville Forest with Noah Charney (forest walk the following weekend)

Waste Not Want Not

In partnership with Nashville Food Waste Initiative, the Nature Center will continue to facilitate discussions about the over 40% of food that is thrown away every year in the United States. This fall, we will include a family food waste cooking class in addition to a discussion of Nashville's Zero Waste Plan.

All programs require registration. Follow these events on Facebook for even more information!

iSpy Summer Fun on Saturdays

Drop in to the Nature Center any Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon to explore dragonflies, bees and wasps, spiders and more. These programs are designed for all ages and are free. We provide all of the tools for exploration and discovery!

naturalist and family looking at insects

Get Connected to Warner Park

snail on a log

So many ways to be involved at the Nature Center and the Park!

Share your Warner Park experience on our Facebook page

Email Warner Park Nature Center

Get on our newsletter mailing list

Volunteer with Friends of Warner Parks

We'll see you soon!

All program registration is now online at the Nashville Calendar of Events.

Hours of Operation

Tuesday through Saturday:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

Sunday and Monday:
Closed

Contact Us

7311 Highway 100
Nashville, TN 37221

Phone: 615-862-8555
Fax: 615-880-2282

wpnc@nashville.gov

Directions to Warner Park Nature Center

Our Mission

To provide quality environmental education and responsible recreation.
To help protect, preserve, restore and manage the park ecosystem and all natural resources.
To raise awareness, foster respect and share enthusiasm for the natural environment

Educate, protect, recreate

barred owl The Nature Center is a place where people and nature come together!

a jump-off point for exploring over 3,100 acres of Nashville's Burch Reserve, Percy Warner and Edwin Warner Parks
a natural history and education reference for individuals and groups
a resource for organic gardening and native plant landscaping

The living laboratory of Warner Park is shared through free programs offered throughout the year, school field trips and high school labs, outdoor recreation programs and activities and events for people of all ages.