by Maria Novelly | Sep 8, 2021 | Thoughts about the park
If you attend (or have attended) the YCCN (Young Christian Climate Network) community event at St Paul’s church on 9th September 2021 you may have made a wildflower meadow seed roll to take home and plant in your garden. Here are some further details about the seeds...
by Maria Novelly | Aug 15, 2021 | Thoughts about the park
“Some of my feathered and four footed friends,” “Bobby Bushtail was a squirrel,And a naughty rascal too.He was sometimes so untidy,Mother didn’t know what to do…On the stool he’d stand and wriggleWhen she tried to brush his tail,And if she combed, a little...
by Maria Novelly | May 19, 2021 | Projects, Thoughts about the park
Sump (sŭmp) A low-lying place, such as a pit, that receives drainage. Soakaway (səʊkəˌweɪ) – a pit filled with rubble, etc, into which rain or waste water drains With the heavy rains this winter lasting into spring, the path by the ‘wild corner’ at...
by Maria Novelly | May 13, 2021 | Projects, Thoughts about the park
Despite the wet, windy and shall we say brisk weather recently, the park has been displaying all sorts of spring finery, from the copper beech leaves to the orange blossoms of the Berberis Darwinii.And it looks like the restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic may be...
by Maria Novelly | May 3, 2021 | Projects, Thoughts about the park
A rainy day like today makes us appreciate the Park in our minds although we may not actually be strolling around in the wind and gales. However, it’s a great time to sit down at the old computer screen and say a big THANK YOU to those who have recently donated...
by Maria Novelly | Nov 24, 2020 | Thoughts about the park
Winter is coming. The park has been shrouded in mist for a few mornings recently, and the squirrels and jays are hoarding food for the hard times ahead. So industrious are they, that one wonders if they know it will be a very cold and severe winter; animals,...
