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Category Archives: Ecology
Flower spotting in the park
After a walk in the park today I felt inspired to write a post on what I had seen. It feels as if the park has really blossomed over the last few weeks, no doubt helped by all the recent … Continue reading
A Salute to the 15th Airedale Scouts from the House of Commons
A big, big, BIG thank you to the boys and girls, Scout leader Keith Park, and, especially, Group Scout Leader Maureen Cooper of the 15th Airedale Scouts, for coming to spend their Scout Community Week time on the Park. As … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Events, Friends, Regeneration
Tagged entrances, scouts, Stuart Andrew
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Wild about Wildflowers: Sunday 15 April 2012
Today the rain just held off for the latest project to take place at Parkinson’s Park. As part of the RHS Britain in Bloom launch celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the beginning of National Gardening Week, a small band … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Friends, Uncategorized
Tagged Britain in Bloom, Ecology, insects, RHS Britain in Bloom, Seeds, wildflower meadows, Wildflower seeds, wildlife
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Bird Watch – Birdsong
You can listen to the Park’s birdsong on You Tube, or better still, take an early morning stroll and hear the real thing – hope there is not too much snow over Easter !! Thanks to one of the Friends … Continue reading
Bird Watch – Sand Martins Move to Guiseley, by Darren Shepherd
Well, today I had a nice surprise. I went to have a quick look at the stone quarry at the top of Moor Lane in Guiseley, only a stones throw from the park as the crow flies, and was amazed … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Watch, Ecology
Tagged sand martin
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Bird Watch – Wonderful Warbling by Darren Shepherd
Well, I’m back from my foreign travels (well, Brighton actually) and it seems I’ve been followed !! With the window open this morning, I awoke to the wonderful sound of the “chiffchaff” (phylloscopus collybita), a delightful little warbler that spends … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Watch, Ecology
Tagged birds, blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warbler
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The Birds, the Bees and Our Jubilee Trees – Darren Shepherd
A great day yesterday, planting out our new trees, to create a field edge scrubland habitat for the birds and wildlife of Parkinson’s Park. All the trees we planted are native British trees which provide food and shelter for our … Continue reading
Plant A Tree For The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
UPDATE 9AM 17TH MARCH – TREE PLANTING IS ON To celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s historic Dimond Jubilee in 2012, the Woodland Trust is encouraging people to come together in their neighbourhoods and plant small areas of trees. The UK … Continue reading
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