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Next Friends Walks and Events..... More events are at the planning stage and will be published on the website. Children must be accompanied by an adult or carer. Conditions may be muddy and uneven please wear appropriate clothing.Sensory Garden Workdays Subject to works being carried out in the gardens there may not be workdays for some time so contact us if you are interested. There will be work to suit everyone. Email for date of any second session or other details, bpp.friends@hotmail.co.uk Walks and Events OCTOBER Sunday 14th - 1.30pm Fungi Walk with Dr Mark Spencer. Mark has led several fungi walks in the park, he and his colleagues know it well. This is not for the purpose of collecting edible fungi but to see the variety of fungi in the park. Meet at the Mansion steps/car park NOVEMBER Saturday 10th - 9.30am Bird Walk led by David de Silva. Dave is a regular visitor to the park and knowledgeable ‘birder’. Meet at the Mansion steps/car park. JANUARY 2019 Saturday 19th - 9.30am Bromley RSPB Walk This is a local Bromley RSPB Walk led by David Hampson and Liz Anderson, to which we are invited.The large green space of the park is a perfect location (3) for spotting winter visitors such as fieldfares and redwings. Details of local RSPB activities can be found on their website: rspb.org.uk/groups/Bromley. Don’t forget the Big Garden Birdwatch at the end of January! 9.30am from Mansion stepsSome of these events include periods of standing while looking at specimens and features. A typical walk around the park is about 2 or 3 miles. Time taken can vary between 1 and 3 hours but people can leave an event whenever they like provided they can find their own way out of the park. Officially the gates to the road into the park are closed at dusk, so if staying in the park after dark we advise people to park outside. Where appropriate we talk about environment, flora, fauna, conservation, history, geology and attempt to answer any questions. See our previous newsletters via the links. Full newsletters appear as pdf files via the links at top of this page. If you have problems opening files email us for advice. SENSORY GARDEN WORKDAYS (sessions last about 2 hours) No experience necessary, we can show you what to do. tools provided. Dates usually 2nd Saturday of the month, and often the 4th saturday during summer months subject to works being carried out in the gardens. email bpp.friends@hotmail.co.uk to check Meet 10.00am - go straight to the Sensory Garden. There will be work to suit everyone. Email for date of any second session or other details, bpp.friends@hotmail.co.uk Sensory GardenThe Sensory Garden is open and in use by park visitors. The changing seasons will be reflected by the type of plants growing, in flower or seeding. Friends volunteers are continuing to maintain the garden and plant new plants when necessary and suitable. Regretably someone occasionally steals plants which volunteers have planted for the enjoyment of all park users. If you want to join the volunteers just turn up on the dates and times above or contact us for more details. Even if you don't know anything about gardening this is a good place to start with the help of other volunteers. NATURE
CONSERVATION
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Other conservation work is done during winter months when plants and animals are mostly dormant. Only light work is carried out, no tree felling and we usually only work for a couple of hours. Gloves, tools and instruction provided. The work we do is light pruning / coppicing. Rhododendron control, Holly control, bramble control, Litter Picks. It's surprising how much work a few people can do in a short time. |