Today, a team of eight volunteers gathered at our tree nursery to tackle a daunting physical challenge: moving and spreading a mountain of bark and wood chips to protect our young saplings.
Category: Conservation Blog
Blog of volunteer conservation activities in the park.
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Tree Replacement
Felled Horse Chestnut trees replaced.
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Volunteer Session Cancelled
Due to the weather we have cancelled the FoWP volunteer session planned for November 15th to plant wildflowers – even if the rain stops, the area will be too waterlogged to clear.
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Tree Nursery
A huge shout-out and big welcome to all our first-time volunteers who joined us in the Tree Nursery Today.
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Blue Green Algae
Wollaton Hall and Park are reporting there is currently a blue-green algae bloom in the lake.
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Rubbish
Leaving rubbish in black sacks by the trees is insufficient and creates a mess when the wildlife open the bags, as well as endangering the animals.
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Do not Feed or Touch
Wollaton Park has issued a warning to visitors after a group of people, including children, were seen touching a stag. The park and a local councillor have both stressed the importance of keeping a safe distance from the deer (at least 50 meters) to avoid serious injury. Visitors are advised not to feed the deer, […]
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What’s that box?
They are part of a study to help researchers understand the air quality in the park.
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No Hedgehogs
Where are the hedgehogs of Wollaton Park?
12 Horse Chestnut Trees on Jubilee Avenue have been felled following risk assessment.
Volunteer maintenance of the tree nursery.
Due to the hot weather, tomorrow’s conservation session (June 21) has been canceled. We’ve made this decision on health and safety grounds, as we believe it would be unwise to undertake the activity in these conditions.
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Deer Hedgehog
While the hedgehog hunt continues, we hope you’ll enjoy this detour into the world of the park’s deer, covering a few of our favourite images.
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Food Chain
Wildlife cameras capture the food chain.
The familiar purple blooms of Rhododendron ponticum might look pretty, but our May volunteer morning was dedicated to their removal from the delicate ecosystem around the lake.
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Small Mammals
A few more images from our Hedgehog cameras: Fox, Squirrel and Mouse.