Stay informed on all the latest news and developments at the historic Wollaton Park in Nottingham, alongside comprehensive updates on Friends of Wollaton Park activities.
Orienteering News
Read more: Orienteering NewsThe 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…
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Summer Volunteer Sessions
Read more: Summer Volunteer SessionsWork alongside the park rangers to help improve Wollaton Hall and Park, by helping out with the following tasks.
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Dead Hedge
Read more: Dead HedgeA part of Digby Woods is used by the park staff as a compost pile, collecting brash from around the park as part of general maintenance. Once fully rotted, the compost is used in places such as the Long Border in the Formal Garden and the Walled Garden. To prevent the compost pile from spreading…
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Many Hands…
Read more: Many Hands…A fantastic turnout for this Wednesday’s gardening session, with over 40 volunteers to prepare the formal flower beds for the summer. The regular volunteers were joined by corporate teams from Experian, Capital One and Freeths. Tasks included clearing the winter bedding plants, ready for summer bedding, preparing the flower beds, and starting the summer planting…
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“We couldn’t believe the fun we had for free at Wollaton Hall”
Read more: “We couldn’t believe the fun we had for free at Wollaton Hall”Read the Nottingham Post Article on Wollaton Park: With the cost of living on the rise, many people are looking for great ways to entertain their kids without breaking the bank – and one Nottingham venue seems to be offering just that. Wollaton Halland Deer Park attracts visitors from not only across Nottingham – but the…
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Green Blobs
Read more: Green BlobsHave you seen the green, pebble-like blobs in the lake? Kitty, a Volunteer Park Ranger describes it as “Ophrydium versatile”, a colonial freshwater organism. To form the balls they group together and live in symbiotic association with “chlorella” (green algae), where they both benefit from the interaction. The algae photosynthesise and share some of the…
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Wollaton Arts Festival
Read more: Wollaton Arts FestivalThe Wollaton Arts Festival comes to Wollaton Park on Sunday, July 9th. See the Wollaton Arts Festival website for more details.
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Top Picnic Spot
Read more: Top Picnic SpotWollaton Park ranked 4th in the UK’s list of top Picnic spots by You Magazine. These are the UK’s most popular picnic spots.
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Dead Fence
Read more: Dead FenceA new conservation task has been scheduled for Saturday, June 24.We plan to create a “Dead Fence” to partition the area on Digby Avenue used by park staff to put brash to rot down into compost for the gardens. Please let us know if you plan to attend, so we can have sufficient tools available.
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Dawn Chorus
Read more: Dawn ChorusWollaton Park opened at 4:30 m on Sunday May 7th, for the RSPB International Dawn Chorus Day A sample of the sounds (credit Colin Robbins): Local resident Wendy McDonald reported hearing the following birds – all before breakfast in the cafe at 7am. Many thanks to the Park staff for rising early to open up…
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Leave Wollaton Park Deer Alone
Read more: Leave Wollaton Park Deer AloneA concerned Nottinghamshire Live reader has voiced fears about people getting too close to deer at Wollaton Park.
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Scheduled Conservation Tasks
Read more: Scheduled Conservation TasksThere are no scheduled dates for Saturday conservation tasks during the summer. The programme should recommence in the autumn. We may run ad-hoc tasks if the opportunity arises, they will be announced here and on Facebook. Thank you to everyone that has supported us thus far, and look forward to reconvening in the autumn.
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The Old Rose Garden
Read more: The Old Rose GardenThere are old photographs of the formal garden showing an area to the side of the Camellia house full of roses. As the trees grew the area became unsuitable for roses, and the plants slowly deteriorated and most were removed many years ago. Friends of Wollaton Park planted the box hedges several years ago, and…
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£450,000 for Hall Repairs
Read more: £450,000 for Hall RepairsMore than £450,000 has been awarded to Wollaton Hall for water damage repairs at the historic landmark.
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… on a Cold and Frosty Morning
Read more: … on a Cold and Frosty MorningEight volunteers braved the cold, in what turned out to be a lovely morning in the park. The ranger-led task was to clear the Rhododendrons from the conservation area by the Red Phone box. Why did we remove Rhododendrons… “Where conditions are suitable, Rhododendrons will out-compete most native plants. It will grow to many times…
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War Memorial
Read more: War MemorialA new page has been created on the website about the 508 War Memorial.
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Website Launched
Read more: Website LaunchedThe website was launched via Facebook and Twitter.
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Invasive Plant Clearance
Read more: Invasive Plant ClearanceVolunteers clearing invasive, non-native Rhododendrons from the conservation area in Thompson’s Wood.
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Spring Task List
Read more: Spring Task ListWork alongside the park rangers to help improve Wollaton Hall and Park, by helping out with the spring tasks.
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Conservation Task Dates
Read more: Conservation Task DatesThe dates for the spring conservation tasks, working with Park Rangers have been confirmed. February 18, 2023 February 25, 2023 March 11, 2023 April 1, 2023 April 22, 2023 More details on the conservation task page.
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Fire service use Wollaton Park lake’s water in training exercise
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Deer Wellbeing
Read more: Deer WellbeingNottingham Post reported there are plans to fine people who get too close to the deer. However a follow-up report a day later refutes this saying there are no plans for fines. This is then followed by this Social Media message from one of the park’s local councillors… Confused? We are! We will post clarification if…
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Website Preview
Read more: Website PreviewWe are pleased to announce the Friends of Wollaton Park Website is now available for public preview. We welcome your feedback. Please do not link to the site on social media, until the conclusion of the preview. We will let you know when we are ready to go live.
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Park Closed
Read more: Park ClosedThe park will be closed for routine maintenance until 1PM on January 31 and February 1.
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