A lively group of nature enthusiasts joined us in spotting Queen’s Park wild-life last night.  FoQP volunteer Alison inspired us with informed insights into the power struggles of coots and moorhen’s family life!  She led an interesting walk round the two ponds explaining about the bird’s breeding, eating and sleeping habits. We then moved on to enjoy […]

Thursday, 10th August, 6 pm Meeting at the Big Pond – across from food stall  Join us and discover what the young Coots, Moorhens and Ducklings are up to before they fledge their nests.

Spotted in Queen’s Park recently are what I’m pretty sure are Common Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) – please correct me if I’m wrong! Common Helleborine flowers July to September. Like many orchids the flowers are beautiful, but slightly unnerving. In Scotland it grows in woodlands and on scrub, but it particularly favours wasteland in and around […]

Friends, we’ll be meeting again at the small pond. We are planting sweet woodruff; columbine and a rather splendid-looking betony. Lots of heavy digging and clearing still to do, but we’re getting there. Hope to see you Sunday.

Another good session, some heavy-duty digging and clearing and lots planted – pulmonaria (lungwort), geum, aquilegia and periwinkle. And more bugle, creeping Jenny and hardy geraniums. All good growers and spreaders and happy in some shade. Thanks to everyone.