Tag Archives: trees

More Jubilee Trees To Be Planted This Saturday – 1st December

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

  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 →

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Making a difference with the Bulb Bonanza – by Chris Parapia

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Saturday 27th October was “Making a Difference Day” coordinated by CSV nationwide. The Friends of Parkinson’s park really made a big difference to how the park will look in the future by planting 500 Tete a Tete daffodil bulbs kindly … Continue reading →

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” He Who Plants A Tree, Plants A Hope”

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

“A superb morning and a great effort by like minded people”.  That was the verdict of the Friends who turned out on a drizzly morning to be told by project manager Darren Shepherd how to slit plant 104 trees donated … Continue reading →

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Oak Canopy & Logs – Questions

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

The tree work has generated many questions. One recent one is ‘why the oak tree canopy has been cut back, as it was lovely to walk under?’  Answer – It is dead wood that has been cut out of the … Continue reading →

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Oooo; That Looks Brutal

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Unfortunately several trees in the Park,  mostly the horse chestnuts,  are dying.   Instead of felling them,  it has been decided to ‘manage the decline’, and carry out a form of pollarding.   By taking out a lot of the head and … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Younger – Phase 1 and 2

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

The new Field Gate Entrance is done, which, together with the work on Little Kelcliffe, opens up the landscape view, and creates a more inviting scene  – a dog bin will be going in by this gate as soon as … Continue reading →

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