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Good to see budding artists and marine biologists at work in the park….
Gardening and Litter: We meet on the first and third Sunday mornings of the month ( 10-12) and the first Wednesday afternoon (2-4). The details are on the Noticeboard along with other items of interest. We hold an AGM (currently in abeyance) and usually hold one special event to raise awareness and to raise funds for specific projects. Carols by candlelight are held in December
We have about 130 members who donate a minimum of £5 a year. We have about 25 regular volunteers and we usually have 15 out on any one gardening session. We call upon everyone for special events.
The membership forms are on the website from the membership menu above. You can help in any number of ways from counting birds, butterflies, bats and insects, gardening and litter picking, organising and helping out with events, behind the scenes with the website and research. There are plenty of ways we have not thought of.
Everything from light pruning, weeding, to heavy shrub trimming and compost distribution. We work mostly in the Memorial Garden and the Sunderland and Henrietta Mews entrances but we seasonally remove leaves and sticks and prune the perimeter bushes, removing saplings and blackberries.
Every gardening session is preceded by a litter pick - we remove everything from motor scooters, gym equipment, to cigarette ends and bottle tops
Though the Council remain very active in the Park their funding is restricted. We halp out by having a fundraiser every year, specifically targeting a project - pond clearance, tree planting etc. These usually involve a large amount of work both planning and on the day, but we have several years of experience of this.
We have had extensive redearch doen by three volunteers in to the history of the park from its foundation to modern times but more is always welcome, particularly oral history.
Part of our remit is to make sure that the park is used by everyone in the locality and we have organised Bat walks, Bird and Insect walks, Tree walks etc, We have produced a park map with all the trees including the champions, and tree and history trails and Schools activity trails.
As everyone walks round the park we are constantly told and monitor the state of the trees and shrubs. We have maintained monthly bird lists, but are always on the lookout for people to record butterflies and other insects and spiders, birds, bats. We have had lichen surveys done and we can alwayr report observations to the Bath Naturalists.
Various groups use the Park for activities, gyms and fitness instructors, circus artists, Tai Quondo,
Good to see budding artists and marine biologists at work in the park….
The proposed bed for the memorial garden, designed by one of our members, has been implemented by the council. The laurels were removed and the roots grubbed out by FoHP and the Council two years Read more…
A splendid days gardening saw 14 of us out for Sunday Morning., with a good clearout of the Sunderland Street entrance. You might notice fewer weeds and the roses dead headed, but also a transplanting Read more…
We have started to record insects in a more systematic manner. The link is here, under the natural world/ animals /insects from the main menu – do feel free to mail your observations to us. Read more…
Thanks to the awareness of one of our members, Fiona, we have a range of new tools for the Park obtained from the generosity of people on local donation sites who have them to spare. Read more…
A splendid morning’s work was completed in glorious sunshine. Sunderland Street, which has had new Cornus bushes planted, donated by the council, was mulched, weeded and watered. The rest of us spent time in the Read more…