Butterfly counting
From April to September, we count butterflies in Stoke Park. We do this by walking a transect – a set route through Stoke Park – every week. We follow a methodology called a Pollard walk. This helps us gather the Read More
Volunteer diary – Winter
This Winter our work was all about the P’s – planting, pruning and ponds. Planting We are incredibly grateful to The Conservation Volunteers (Lockleaze Green Gym) who undertook the majority of this Winter’s tree planting. Most of the trees were Read More
Your Park Volunteer Get Together
On Sat 11 Feb some of us attended a free event put on by Your Park Bristol & Bath. There were workshops, a volunteer-led discussion about how to bring parks to life, and lots of opportunities to meet and talk Read More
Orchard pruning
I think my very favourite part of Stoke Park is the orchard, which lies on the south eastern flank of Purdown, in the south of the estate. As you step out from the shade behind the wall that separates Stoke Read More
Pale Plantation Pond Progress
We’re in the news! Our dew pond restoration work has been written about on the Bristol Mayor’s blog, the BBC News website and the Bristol Post. We’re restoring two dew ponds in Stoke Park. One in the Pale Plantation and Read More