Friends of Queens Park, Brighton

Sign-up for the second guided history walk of the year

Posted 3 months ago

There is to be another chance to join a guided history walk taking place on Sunday, 7th September.

Once again the walk will be led by local historian Peter Crowhurst (pictured). 

The walk will start at 11 am from the Park Street entrance and it is estimated that it will conclude around at 1 o’clock. Please note that course of the walk means that it will pass through the dog-free area, so participants are asked not to bring their dogs with them.

The walk covers the development of Queen’s Park and those adjacent streets, which were once part of the park’s estate, from the time it was open farmland in Hilly Laine to when the park was landscaped for use as a public park becoming, perhaps, the most ornamental park in Brighton at the time.

Numbers will be restricted and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Anyone interest in learning about the history of Queen’s Park should click HERE.

Bats about bats?

Posted 2 months ago

The Friends of Queen’s Park will be hosting another guided bat walk on Wednesday, 10th September starting at 7:30 pm from the front of the Queen’s Park Tennis Club.

The expert guide will be Huw Morgan from the charity Sussex Wild Life Trust and, while there is no charge, donations to the charity are always welcome.

Numbers will be limited and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. To register to attend the walk click HERE.

Rain stopped play and today’s bat walk

Posted 2 months ago

As a result of the heavy rain the planned guided bat walk scheduled to take place today, has been postponed.

The walk, which will be led by Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Huw Edwards, has been rescheduled to take place on Wednesday, 17th September starting at 7:20. 

It should be noted that if the weather is wet again, the bat walk  may be postponed again.  Huw Edwards advised that bats do not fly if soaked by rain.