February 29, 2016 by Admin in Uncategorized

Spring Walk at March Cafe Day

There was fantastic weather for the Spring Walk, led by Jeff Blades and John Swift, at the March Cafe Day. The walkers enjoyed a steady stroll round the Park, learning about local landmarks and seeing the first signs of Spring, before returning to the Visitors Centre for well deserved refreshments.

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February 29, 2016 by Admin in Uncategorized

Bird recording at Ulley

Dan Sidley from the Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital was at Ulley this week on one of his regular visits to monitor birds in the park. He records the species, sex, age, weight and size of any birds caught and tags them to help monitor any change in the bird population.

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February 17, 2016 by Admin in Uncategorized

The Queen’s Birthday litter picking Sunday 6th March

Clean for The Queen is a campaign to clear up Britain in time for The Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016 and includes a special clean-up weekend in March. The Friends supported the Campaign by holding a litter picking session in the Park on Sunday 6th of March, this being the only registered

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February 11, 2016 by Admin in Uncategorized

Popular Cafe Day in February

The Friends Cafe Day on Sunday 21st of February was extremely successful with a very good attendance despite a gloomy weather forecast. The day turned out to be reasonably fine and many visitors took the opportunity to walk the Ulley Trail before enjoying the homemade refreshments available in the cafe. Raffle

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