You might have noticed signs appearing on some of the ash trees in the park. In short, the Council has conducted a survey of ash trees around the City including our park and has concluded a large number are affected by the ash dieback disease. The disease (caused by a fungus; Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) causes weakness […]

Volunteers are out every week in the Park – digging, weeding, cutting-back bushes, planting bulbs, dead-heading roses, litter-picking – it’s a long list!  We’re usually out on Thursday mornings, between 10 am-12 noon and this week (3rd July 2021) we were also out on Saturday morning working on raised planting bed next to Victoria Rd., […]

In the park near the flagpole, wildflowers are out in bloom. On a bright day, the colours contrast beautifully with the blue sky.

If you are interested in our volunteer activities, then please get in touch with us. We meet every Thursday, between 10 am and 12 pm, and occasionally we also organise weekend sessions. The meeting place can vary depending on the activity: anything from pruning roses, planting wildflowers, weeding to cutting back spruce/trees, hoeing to litter-picking.  This […]

FoQP volunteers joined Councillor Anna Richardson and the Parks Department staff in sowing wildflowers on the hill nearby the flagpole this on 29th April 2021. Over the summer, watch out for an array of colour, and hopefully lots of buzzing pollinators.