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Our September Workday involved preparing a number of our footpaths for winter by strengthening the edges, digging drainage ditches, and adding surface gravel. Bring it on Winter!
Volunteers were busy at our last Workday of 2017 planting over 600 British Bluebells, removing brambles, and coppicing over 100 ash tree samplings to let light into the area near the lower pond. We always have refreshments but seasonal mince … Continue reading
Many thanks to the team of Friends who turned out in the sunshine last Sunday afternoon. Part of the idea of having the entrance field partly wildflower means that when the high grasses are cut for the winter we don’t want to automatically … Continue reading
This gallery contains 3 photos.
Our September Workday involved preparing a number of our footpaths for winter by strengthening the edges, digging drainage ditches, and adding surface gravel. Bring it on Winter!
Unfortunately due to very low numbers of volunteers on the first few of our fortnightly weekdays we have had to postpone this initiative for the time being. If you had planned on turning up to future dates we would be … Continue reading
Many members have expressed a desire to volunteer on our monthly workdays in the Park but either cannot attend on Sunday afternoons or feel they can only do smaller gardening type work. We are pleased to announce that we now … Continue reading
In March, the Friends Workday volunteers were joined by Cardiff Conservation Volunteers (CCV) to clean out the top silt trap in the upper part of the Park. The silt traps in Cefn Onn are very important for filtering the silt out … Continue reading
This month’s work day involved 15 volunteers doing the ground preparation and moving & smoothing of 5 tonnes of stone/gravel to create a new footpath linking the lower woodland part of the park to the upper horticultural area. The path itself … Continue reading
For those members and non-members who like to get physical in the Park, we have just published the dates of our monthly Workdays for 2013 on this website. Looks like we are going to need wellies for the next few … Continue reading
Thanks to all who turned out on 19th Feb to help clean the steps up to the Summer House and also re-discover the overgrown path and steps opposite. This latter path has not been used for a few years and … Continue reading
We have now finalised and agreed with the Council and Alec our Park Ranger the dates for 2012. The first is 22nd January and the second 19th February. For details of what we get up to on Workdays see the … Continue reading