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Wollaton Hall has an organ in the gallery of the Great Hall, but it is in need of restoration. The organ was restored in 1981 and 1995 but hasn’t been maintained since then. You will hear from the recording below that the organ needs tuning. £600 is needed to restore the organ. For a donation […]
Plans for desperately needed Wollaton Hall repairs put forward after water damage. Experts from Historic England recently described the condition of the Grade I listed hall as ‘very bad’, owing to water damage.
Posted by Wollaton Hall and Deer Park on Facebook… Due to an increase in excessive foraging within the park, foraging is no longer allowed. – Seeds such as chestnuts are a vital food source for Deer during the rutting season and going into the winter. – Fungi are a vital asset to the park’s ecosystem, […]
Nottingham City Council has been awarded a £1.4m grant to help fund its museum service over the next three years, which includes the transformation of Wollaton Hall.
The Walled garden team would like to thank the Wollaton Rotary Club for their incredible £700 donation. This will go towards the new sensory garden, which we will be developing over the next year.
Walled garden Open Weekend Sat 30 Sept. and Sunday 1 Oct.There will be tours on both days every half hour between 11 am and 3.30 pm.Tours will be £5.00 and will start by the 508 flagpole where we will have a gazebo.Tours will end at the Cucumber House where there will be a shop in […]
The city council has now secured £469,992 from Arts Council England’s Museum, Estate and Repair Fund for a programme of repairs on Wollaton Hall.
The AGM of Friends of Wollaton Park will be on 12th September.
The Rt. Hon. Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, paid a visit to Wollaton Park to meet with the Friends of Wollaton Park and the Park staff. Lilian took a look around the formal garden and learnt about how it is maintained as a collaboration between Friends of Wollaton Park, Volunteers and Park employees. As […]
A rare sighting of a Sandpiper in the lake.
Join a Park Ranger on 25th August for a Wellbeing Wildlife Walk around Wollaton Hall and Deer Park to get active and spot the signs of summer.
The Natural History Museum will be refurbished…
In July Friends of Wollaton Park hosted a reception for members in the Camellia House to celebrate the 10th Anniversary since FoWP started.
The Formal Garden flower beds are looking spectacular this year. Mostly planted by volunteers under the guidance of Wollaton Park Staff. A least we’ve not had to worry about watering this year! The formal garden is laid out in a symmetrical pattern, with geometric-shaped flower beds, lawns, a rockery, statuary, and topiary. There is also […]
Wollaton Park receives the 2023 Green Flag Award and Green Heritage Accreditation. This national award by Keep Britain Tidy recognises & rewards the best parks & green spaces in the country. A full list of winners can be found on the Keep Britain Tidy website. The story is reported in the local press:
The Orienteering Course in Wollaton Park was found to be in disrepair. Friends of Wollaton Park teamed up with 124th Nottingham Scouts to survey the markers, identify the missing ones, and asses markers in need of repair. Nine markers have now been replaced, and several others repaired. If you use the course, and find markers […]