We planted two projects during our last session.
The willow dome has been persistently vandalised over the years. It reduced to an arch and more recently to one small wall of whips. We hope that our new planting with be left alone long enough to establish itself and are grateful for the kind donation.
Our other planting addition was a crab apple tree, which should be delightful in the spring.
A full report can be viewed here.
We would like to thank Andrew Peel for his expert guidance during our count again this year. His knowledge and observational skills were invaluable.
Thank you to all the Friends who came along to help, too.
3 Blackbirds
2 Blue tits
1 Goldfinch
2 Great tit
7 House sparrows
2 Robin
10 Wood pigeons
37 Feral pigeons
1 Magpie
1 Wren
1 Mistle Thrush
The national count will be published in April.
We were also visited by a squirrel and saw a cormorant flying overhead.
We will begin the count in the Wildlife Area at 1pm and it will last an hour, on Monday, 27th January 2020. Andrew from the RSPB will be in attendance and you are welcome to join us but please arrive early as we aim to start the count promptly.
More information about the RSPB Garden Birdwatch here.
The Friends of Queen’s Park Gardens will be holding their AGM on Wednesday, 22nd January at 6.30pm. The venue is at the QPG Hub – 254 Kilburn Lane, London, W10 4BA with grateful thanks to Ryan and the QPG Hub team.
Come and hear about our activities throughout the 2019 and the projects planned for the coming year.
You are welcome to come along without booking but it would be helpful if you could let us know via our contact form leaving your name and email if we don’t already have it.
If you have an artificial tree, undress it carefully and store it so it can be used next year and for several years to come.
If you had a living tree, once again remove all the decorations then take it to one of the many collection points. We have one by the entrance near Fourth Avenue, in Ilbert Street. There is also an area at St Luke’s Church on Fernhead Road. Don’t just put it out with your general waste. Those trucks are not designed to take trees. More information and other locations here. You have until 12th January to use these collection points so please be kind to your neighbourhood. Carelessly discarded trees are a menace to disabled path users and mothers with buggies..
When it’s time to take down your Christmas decorations, keep them to use again next year. If they’ve come to the end of their life, remember #fairylights shouldn’t be sent to landfill, but taken to household waste #recycling centre. Find your nearest here: https://t.co/yyMajtrBQo pic.twitter.com/cCCkZi1e97
— Recycle Now (@recycle_now) December 30, 2019
This year the Over 50’s party will be held on the previous Wednesday, 11th December between 1pm and 4pm in St Jude’s Hall.
Ulla and the wonderful HCGA team are holding a small bulb planting & apple themed morning of activities on the 26th October from 10am to 1pm.
They’ll be doing some bulb planting and other activities to make our park even more beautiful. Please come and be a part of this event.
Ulla holds a session in and around the Orchard every Thursday morning from 10am. More details here.
Westminster suffers from the worst air pollution in the country. With 9.9 million drivers in the capital and 370 million miles driven in Westminster each year, road transport contributes to more than half of the most deadly emissions. You may have noticed the new banner by the entrance to our park.
Our local Councillor Ray Lancashire has been a passionate campaigner for several years and we are also lucky to have had his invaluable help in our gardening sessions, as a founder member of the Friends group.
When you renew your road tax, you are invited to pledge to turn your engine off when you stop your car but Westminster Council are also encouraging you to sign their pledge too. Please take a few moments to read this page and talk to your neighbours and friends. So many people don’t realise the harm they are doing to themselves and others.
