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Bird life in the Park

Posted on 17th February 202117th February 2021 by dave

More often to be found swimming off the eastern end of the park near the old power station outfall, this pair of Brent Geese now appear to prefer the grass […]

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Hedgehogs & Hibernation

Posted on 24th October 201924th October 2019 by dave

Hamworthy Hedgehog rescue are back to give you some autumn advice on all things “hedgehog”. Hibernating or just sleeping?  Hedgehogs are one of the few mammals that are true hibernators. […]

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News from the park – May

Posted on 20th May 201920th May 2019 by dave

Watching the seasons It was still the month of April when our first rose, pictured here, burst into life. It was very early in the season, but a welcome sight. […]

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Wildflower update

Posted on 27th April 201927th April 2019 by dave

Wildflower watch It is only sixteen days since the wildflower turf was laid yet the first of the flowers believed to be red campion are now in bloom ( according […]

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Wild flower area – Hamworthy Park

Posted on 12th April 2019 by dave

FOHP, together with a local school and Dorset Wildlife Trust,  have recently put in a new wild flower area in Hamworthy Park. Previous attempts After months of trying to get written […]

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Great Black-backed Gulls

Posted on 8th April 201929th April 2019 by dave

New park residents  For the last week or so we have had some new winter residents on the shoreline, the latest visitors being a pair of Great Black-backed Gulls. They […]

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Hamworthy Hedgehogs – how to tempt hedgehogs into your garden

Posted on 1st April 20193rd April 2019 by dave

Now that Spring has finally arrived, Hamworthy hedgehogs are stirring. We’ve never seen any hedgehogs in Hamworthy park. But if you have, let us know! Here are 8 top tips from […]

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Wildlife in the park – black swans and wagtails

Posted on 27th February 201927th February 2019 by dave

Wagtails The wagtail is the most common small bird found in the park and has a year-round presence. We were talking to a lady in the Coop last week about the birds […]

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Winter Wildlife in Hamworthy Park

Posted on 4th February 20194th February 2019 by dave

It may be deepest, darkest winter but there is still plenty of wildlife in Hamworthy Park. The Turnstones are still turning stones – we reckon there are 25 in the photo […]

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Wednesday Volunteers – The wetter the better

Posted on 21st November 201817th December 2018 by dave

Despite the atrocious weather today we had four volunteers. Although two of us did have to return home for a change of dry clothing before returning for another soaking! Despite […]

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    10:30 amHamworthy Park

    Harvest time! Come and enjoy locally grown fruit and veg, as well as jams, chutneys cakes and more.

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