In 2024, volunteers, including Friends of Wollaton Park members, contributed over 200 hours to park Saturday conservation tasks.
Bark & Compost
Read more: Bark & CompostDuring March, the Wednesday gardening volunteers, with the additional support of the Saturday conservation volunteers added compost and bark to the Long Border, Rose Beds and Top Lawn flower beds in the Formal Garden.
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Dead Hedge #3
Read more: Dead Hedge #3Fourteen volunteers supported the February Saturday to create a dead hedge in the compost area in Digby Woods.
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December
Read more: DecemberThe new Friday conservation sessions continued into December with a session on December 1. The small group cut back an invasive Rhododedenron along the lake bank. This allows space for the marginal plants in the lake to grow, providing a healthy and balanced habitat.
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Ha-Ha Water Outlet
Read more: Ha-Ha Water OutletThe Ha-Ha between the “Splendour” field and the lake was designed to allow excess water to drain into the lake, but has been silted up – until now…
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VW Volunteers
Read more: VW Volunteers25 VW employees came to the park today to volunteer. They worked on the 508 memorial, Lodge 1, restoring memorial benches and tidying up around the lake.
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Dam Debris
Read more: Dam DebrisBetween the Lake and the Duck Decoy is a dam, used to retain the water in the Lake and prevent flooding of the area around the Duck Decoy. It holds water above its natural level, so it falls under the Reservoir Act of 1975, requiring regular inspection and maintenance. Part of the maintenance plan requires…
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Taking Care of the Snake
Read more: Taking Care of the SnakeA dedicated team gave up their valuable time on a bank holiday weekend to care for the snake sculpture in Wollaton Park, and several other carvings too. By painting them with preservatives, the team helped to:
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Digby Dead Hedge
Read more: Digby Dead HedgeIt was great to see new volunteers join us today for a dead hedging session on Digby Avenue. The community of Saturday supporters is steadily growing, over 25 different people have now attended at least one conservation session. Having learnt a lot from our first attempt at a dead hedge in June, this time our…
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Weeding the Wall
Read more: Weeding the WallWollaton Park is surrounded by 7 miles of wall. Most (all?) of it is a Grade 2 listed structure. Over time weeds and seedlings grow in the wall, damaging the face of the bricks and the mortar holding it together. The Saturday Conservation Volunteer group carefully cleared the growth from outside of the front wall…
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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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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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Protective Fencing
Read more: Protective FencingAs new trees are planted, they need to be protected from the deer, who would otherwise feast on the new strong leaf growth. We had hoped to fence three trees, but the roots of the replaced trees were too much of an obstacle on the third, so have temporarily left it while we consider options.
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