2021–a Good Year for the Friends

2021–a Good Year for the Friends

by | Jan 2, 2022 | Thoughts about the park

For many reasons many people would like to haul 2021 to the tip. But the Friends of Heaton Moor Park have marked a number of milestones. Thanks to the talents, skills and hard work of the Friends, so much has been accomplished! Even before 2021, and at the height of...
Creating your own mini meadow

Creating your own mini meadow

by | 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...
Squirrels in the Park

Squirrels in the Park

by | 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...
A sump in action

A sump in action

by | 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...