By Ali Rasey
Continue reading “Working in the Orchard”Working in the Orchard
The Friends of Southwick Country Park
invite you to their
2019 AGM
on
Wednesday 13 November
at 7.30 pm
in Southwick Village Hall
All welcome
If you cannot attend but have thoughts about the care and management of Southwick Country Park that you would like to raise, please email us at: friendsofscp@outlook.com
Work Party
The main task was haloing the oak trees in the boundaries of the copse between Sleepers and Sheep Field.
Continue reading “Work Party”Come and join us
It’s the last Tuesday in the month. The Friends of Southwick Country Park will be meeting in the car park at 9.30am; come and join us.
Wet Wednesday
Only two tasks for the Friends of Southwick Country Park this week: spreading woodchip on the path through the Blackthorn Tunnel and cutting back the set-aside on the northern edge of Village Green.
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Buddy: Dog of the Week
Here is Buddy, Louise’s beautiful and energetic springer spaniel, helping FoSCP to spread wood chip on the woodland paths.
A former title- holder:
Did you lose a bike in 1987?
Did you?
The Tuesday work party was very nearly cancelled.
Need to know why? Read on:Tuesday work party report
Tuesday Work Party Report
A warm and dry morning this Tuesday, 27th Aug, greeted the FoSCP for our meet up in the car park, along with Richard from the Countryside Team; a nice change from our previous two work days which were very wet. With the holiday season still in full swing we did not have our normal complement of friends so the number of tasks to complete had to be reduced.
Continue reading “Tuesday work party report”Working in the rain
The tools for Wednesday’s work party were handed out in the rain and FoSCP, wellied and waterproofed, splashed off to their morning’s tasks in company with Countryside Officer Alison Rasey and Tree Officer Richard Murphy .
Continue reading “Working in the rain”A wet work party
By DKG
Schools break up for the summer holidays and so does the weather. Weeks of previous fine dry weather have greeted us for the past Wednesdays and Tuesdays and now unsettled weather and rain are forecast, exactly like it was going to be for Tuesday’s work party.
Continue reading “A wet work party”Another Wednesday work party
Work Report by DKG
A lovely warm day greeted the FoSCP, meeting up in the car park for our 9:30am start with Alison from the Countryside Team. A warm welcome was extended to Sasha, a new volunteer; we hope you enjoy your time with us Sasha.
Continue reading “Another Wednesday work party”Work party report
by DKG
The FoSCP met in the car park on what was a damp start to tackle more tasks in the park but at least the rain had stopped. Richard from the Countryside Team suggested the day’s work.
Continue reading “Work party report”A walk in the park
by Ian Bushell
Continue reading “A walk in the park”
A buff tailed bumble bee collecting nectar from hogweed at Puddle Corner while, in the background, the Friends of the Park clear a fallen willow from the path.
Trimming footpaths
Some members of FoSCP put in a morning’s work party and then some.
Read on for the details
