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Second conducted Elm tree walk arranged
The first conducted Elm collection walk, that took place in July was such a success, it is to be repeated in September.
Peter Bourne, Brighton & Hove’s unofficial Elm Curator (pictured), has agreed to conduct another guided tour of the Elm collection in Queen’s Park. The tour will take place on Saturday, 17th September starting at 11:30 am from the Quiet Garden.
Anyone interested in coming on the tour should email: chair@fqpbrighton.net
Sign-up to join the guided bat walk
Huw Morgan, Sussex Wild Life Trust‘s, Brighton and Hove Project Officer, will be conducting a guided tour of Queen’s Park to reveal the secrets of its resident bat population.
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Sapling tree trail is set up
The Friends of Queen’s Park, working with Dr Simon Edwards, the developer of the innovative App TiCL, has established its first tree trail.
For the first of what it is hoped will be many trails, the Friends Group decided to create one for the saplings purchased with funds awarded following a successful bid to the Forestry Commission’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund.
In March 2022 fifteen out of the 24 saplings purchased with the £14,300 awarded were planted by a team of volunteers supported City Parks’ Mark Syrett. They were placed in suitable locations around the park best suited to the species. The remaining saplings will be planted during the coming dormant season.
The additions to the park’s tree stock has kick-started the Friends of Queen’s Park engagement with local school and in July nearly 150 local school children helped to mulch the saplings.
Visitors to the park can download the TiCL App free-of-charge and look for the Friends of Queen’s Park Tree Trail.
Wherever visitors enter the park the nearest sapling will appear at the top of a list of nearby trees. An image of the tree in situ will be displayed and there will be a link providing more information about what is being looked at.
Using the App the Friends of Queen’s Park will be creating more tree trails in the future, as well as looking at others such as areas of historic interest in the park. Each will have a unique QR code.
Sign-up to join the guided bat walk
Huw Morgan, Sussex Wild Life Trust‘s, Brighton and Hove Project Officer, will be conducting a guided tour of Queen’s Park to reveal the secrets of its resident bat population.
Second conducted Elm tree walk arranged
The first conducted Elm collection walk, that took place in July was such a success, it is to be repeated in September.
Peter Bourne, Brighton & Hove’s unofficial Elm Curator (pictured), has agreed to conduct another guided tour of the Elm collection in Queen’s Park. The tour will take place on Saturday, 17th September starting at 11:30 am from the Quiet Garden.
Anyone interested in coming on the tour should email: chair@fqpbrighton.net
A new date for Bark in the Park 2022 announced
The predicted extreme heat forecasts for the original date for Bark in the Park forced us to take the unprecedented decision to postpone the popular event for the wellbeing of the dogs.
Working with Coastways Vets, our headline sponsor, we have rescheduled Bark to take place on Sunday, 11th September. Registration will start at 11 am with the event closing with the final class, Best in Show, taking place at 3.30 pm.