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Category Archives: Ecology
More Jubilee Trees To Be Planted This Saturday – 1st December
Due to the recent hard frosts this event will be re-arranged for a future date/time. We are very pleased to say that Darren Shepherd has been given 400 more native trees from the Woodland Trust to boost the planting … Continue reading
The 2012 Bulb Bonanza Makes a Difference – With Your Help
Saturday 27th October is “Make a Difference Day” – run by the Community Service Volunteers (CSV), it is the UK’s biggest day of volunteering, and provides opportunities for thousands of people to volunteer every year in activities across the country. … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Events, Regeneration
Tagged daffodils, Friends, horse chestnuts
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Sandringham Sends A New Jubilee Tree
Following the publicity about our stolen Jubilee Oak, we have received an email from Mr Alexander George, Deputy Land Agent for the Sandringham Estate, offering us a new Jubilee Oak. This has now arrived safely, and is a few years … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Events, History, Interesting Features
Tagged Kedleston, Oak, Queen's Diamond Jubilee, sandringham
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Wildflower Summer – by Chris Parapia
Were you caught up in Olympic fever like much of the nation? I was one of the very fortunate people to have had the privilege of going to the Olympic stadium at the beginning of August. Whilst everyone else was … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Facilities
Tagged Holbeck, meadow, Olympics, wild flowers
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Hotel Bug – the madness continues unabated
In an audacious move characterised by a typical disregard for local opinion, another construction has appeared in Parkinson’s Park with little discussion, consultation or general consideration for community views. Lying but a few meters from Hotel Scarabee a similar hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Facilities
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Of Corncockles and Caterpillars – by Chris Parapia
Way back in the middle of April, a group of “Friends” and Councillor Graham Latty prepared and then planted some wildflower annual seeds just inside the farmgate entrance on the left handside. With some regular weeding by several “Friends” our … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology
Tagged caterpillars, corncockle, wild flowers
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We’re going on a butterfly hunt …………….
Eleven o’clock sharp, our small band of butterfly hunters set off to see what we could see for the Big Butterfly Count. Conditions were not the best for butterfly spotting, being mild, slightly overcast and breezy: butterflies are cold blooded … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Friends
Tagged butterflies, lesser knapweed, pea vetch
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The Big Butterfly Count – by Darren Shepherd
‘The Big Butterfly Count’ was launched by the one and only David Attenborough last Saturday, 14th July and runs until 5th August. Counting butterflies helps us test the health of our environment, so, I thought we could gather some … Continue reading
Hotel Le Scarabee
Hotel Le Scarabee opened for business last weekend – Guiseley’s newest lifestyle residency. Look out for upcoming reviews on Tripadviser. Rain delayed construction by a week, but all was bright and sunny on Saturday 14th July, as the last wood … Continue reading
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Hibernaculum Hotel
The Friends of Parkinson’s Park exists as a vehicle for local people to improve the Park in a way they see as relevant – within the bounds of the aim of a landscape park, the overall landscape plan, and the … Continue reading
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