In 2024, volunteers, including Friends of Wollaton Park members, contributed over 200 hours to park Saturday conservation tasks.
… 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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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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Non-Native Plant Removal
Read more: Non-Native Plant RemovalClearing non-native Arum Italicum for the conservation area by Parkside.
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Tree Guard Removal
Read more: Tree Guard RemovalThe Deer in Wollaton Park are herbivores and eat most things. This includes tree saplings. When new trees are planted, they are often protected from the Deer by wire guards. As the trees mature, the guards need to be removed.
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Transplanting Hawthorns
Read more: Transplanting HawthornsOver 100 self-set Hawthorns were transplanted from Digby Avenue into Formal Garden, to make a hedge to keep the deer out.
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Chestnut Fencing Repairs
Read more: Chestnut Fencing RepairsOn Saturday 19th November, 10 hardy volunteers repaired large sections of chestnut fencing in the Cambridge Road field. Also hundreds of daffodils were planted around the memorial benches ready for spring.
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Daffodil Planting
Read more: Daffodil PlantingIn 2021/2022 over 5000 daffodils were planted in the park.
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Chestnut Fencing
Read more: Chestnut FencingThis Saturday’s volunteering task was to repair the chestnut fencing in the field by Cambridge road.
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Wood Carving Preservation
Read more: Wood Carving PreservationPainting the wood carvings with preservatives.
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Protecting the Margins of the Lake
Read more: Protecting the Margins of the LakeThanks to our new “weekend” Volunteer crew who turned up today and helped remove and cut back the small self-set trees by the lake. A lot of conservation / environmental management is destructive but these little ones in the long term would impact the boggy edge habitat so it’s important they are removed.
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Clearing Debris from the Lake
Read more: Clearing Debris from the LakeDuring the dry summer of 2022, the lake level dropped in the dry weather making it easy to access the edges and clear debris.
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