Sawyer’s Hill has become a popular place for people to see in the New Year, offering wonderful views of the London skyline. But don’t take fireworks!
Fun with old bones
Our Discoverers’ Skeleton Workshop was a great success – “educational but also great fun”, to quote one enthusiastic attendee
Concert and carriage rides
Park-related winter fun: the Holly Lodge Centre’s Christmas Concert on December 3 and carriage rides throughout December
Pen Ponds conservation work
Volunteers have been busy removing Rhododendron from the shoreline of Upper Pen Pond and replacing it with more natural native vegetation
Another lost species?
This year’s decline in the Park’s population of breeding Skylarks sends a disturbing message to us all, warns our chairman Ron Crompton
Things to look out for…
A round-up of forthcoming events in the Park, including more pond work and changes to the Isabella Plantation
November Park diaries
October 28th’s storm wasn’t as bad as the 1987 storm. There was plenty of tree damage in the Park, although luckily only one veteran oak succumbed
Book now for Skeleton fun!
Calling all Discoverers – here’s your chance to get hands-on with lots of real-life bones, draw what you see and design your own animal
October in the Park
There are reptiles in the Park, but how many? The charity Froglife is carrying out a survey, using mats which they may be attracted to in spring
Another brilliant bat event
Accompanied by an expert from the Bat Conservation Trust, an eager band of Discoverers watched bats do their stuff over Adam’s Pond