Friends of Wollaton Park are a community of like-minded individuals and we aim is to make Wollaton Park a better place for all. We work alongside park staff, and other volunteer groups and enjoy the support of local councillors and the park management.
FoWP organise volunteer sessions involving…
- Conservation tasks
- Gardening in the Formal Garden
- Walled Garden Restoration
- Litter picking
- Tidying up areas of the park that have been neglected over the years
- Clearing and cleaning behind the scenes in Wollaton Hall
- Tidying of Lodge 1
- Trimming back nature where it is in danger of damaging heritage buildings
- Restoring wooden memorial benches
Please consider supporting us in our work…
You can do this in many ways:
- Become a FoWP member: your small membership contributes to our running costs.
- Turn up to one of our volunteer sessions.
- Buy cards, a calendar or similar publications in our shop.
- Take some of our produce home from the Walled Garden and make a donation.
- Make a one-off donation.
- Contribute to our Friends of Wollaton Park Facebook page.
Latest News…
- Dead Hedging Refurbishment - Digby Wood's dead hedges, built in 2023/24, recently underwent refurbishment. Branches had settled, requiring topping up and repairs. Volunteers experimented…
- Poison while Daffodil Planting - This week marked the start of a new series of Ranger-led volunteer sessions, with an unexpeected find.
- Inner Couryard - A team of FoWP members embraced a unique opportunity to explore a part of the hall that's typically off-limits to…
- Singing Ice - Did you know the Wollaton Park lake could sing?
The Walled Garden
The Walled Garden project is a major part of our work. We have collaborated with the Park Management, staff, and Wollaton Historical and Conservation Society to help to restore and refurbish parts of this area of the park.
Conservation
FoWP organises conservation and other volunteering opportunities in Wollaton, Nottingham throughout the year. All welcome to join us.
Formal Garden
Behind Wollaton Hall is a Formal Garden designed in the 17th-century style and a 200-year-old Camellia House. FoWP volunteers support the Park staff in the upkeep.
Upcoming Tasks / Activities…
- Saturday 22 February, 10:00: Sensory Garden Volunteering
- Saturday 22 February, 11:00: Litter Picking
- Sunday 23 February, 11:00: Beam Engine Steaming
- Tuesday 25 February, 10:00: Walled Garden Volunteering
- Wednesday 26 February, 10:00: Formal Garden Volunteering
- Thursday 27 February, 10:00: Walled Garden Volunteering
- Saturday 1 March, 11:30: Organ Demonstration
Wollaton Park
Wollaton Park is a 500-acre deer park in Nottingham. It is home to a variety of habitats, including grassland, wetland, woodland, avenues of mature trees and a lake.
Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall is one of the country’s finest Grade I listed Elizabethan buildings and the largest dedicated Natural History Museum in the county.
Wildlife
Wollaton Park is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including deer, foxes, squirrels, birds, dragonflies, bees and butterflies, as well as fungi. See our wildlife page for more…
Trees & Wildflowers
Wollaton Park is home to over 110 species of trees and 100 species of wildflowers. See our galleries for more details, as well as our tree map and tree walks.
Wollaton Community
Friends of Wollaton Park are proud to be part of the wider park community, including the Botanic Garden, the Industrial Museum, the Wollaton Historical and Conservation Society, and the Wollaton Hall parkrun. Find out more about these and other organisations that support activities in the park on our Community page.
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