For our April conservation session, we continued the March work of clearing Rhododendrons.
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Rhododenderon clearance
Category: Conservation Blog
Blog of volunteer conservation activities in the park.
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Mini-Arboretum Opening
The mini-arboretum is now officially open.
Our task for the day was focused on the iconic Wellingtonia Grove, where we tackled the invasive rhododendrons that had begun to aggressively overgrow the fence line.
Planting of 45 meters of new native hedgerow along the wire fence by A.W.Lymns
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Reblog
Cultivating the Future: The Friends of Wollaton Park Tree Nursery
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Mini Arboretum
Mini Arboretum Opening – Sunday, 12th April at 10:00 am.
We are thrilled to announce that the Friends of Wollaton Park has been awarded a grant from the Trees for Climate programme.
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.
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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?