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Friends of Wollaton Park

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Friends of Wollaton Park are a community of like-minded individuals and our aim is to make Wollaton Park a better place for all. Https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 12h

Snap! All 5 are Norway Maples, but the middle one is a Purple Norway Maple variant.

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 12h

“Orange” Norway Maple.
(Acer platanoides)

#TreeTuesday #WollatonPark

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 2d

Misty day, perfect for a mud bath.

#reddeer #wollatonpark

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 3d

Alzheimer’s Memory Walk.
#memorywalk @alzheimerssoc #wollatonpark

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 7d

Pollarded veteran Lime.
(Tilia x europaea)
Planted circa 1700.
#treetuesday #wollatonpark

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Annie Joseph @anniejoseph.bsky.social · 8d

Autumn sunset over Wollaton is incredible tonight 🦌 🌳 ❤️

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 14d

Cypress Oak (Quercus robur forma fastigiata)

#wollatonpark #treetuesday

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 16d

The new Robin Hood cafe - one day only

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 20d

Lots of fungi in Wollaton Park - check out our gallery of the species we have found.

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The Fungi in Wollaton Park – Friends of Wollaton Park

A photo gallery of the fungi found in Wollaton Park

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 20d

More about the Camellia house, including a plant photo gallery.

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The Camellia House in Wollaton Park – Friends of Wollaton Park

The Camellia House behind Wollaton Hall, in Wollaton Park, is Grade II listed and one of the earliest cast iron glasshouses in the country, built in 1823.

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 20d

There are 10 species of Oak in the park.

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Beech and Oak Trees – Friends of Wollaton Park

A gallery of the Oak and Beech Trees in Wollaton Park (Fagaceae family)

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 20d

Wollaton Park crop circle

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 21d

Claret Ash, just turning…claret.
(Fraxinus augustifolia ssp. oxycarpa ‘Raywood’)
AKA Raywood Ash.
#treetuesday #wollatonpark

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 23d

Parasol #wollatonpark

Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 26d

Just found this related to it, Page 10.

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you for seeking that out. Very interesting.

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Friends of Wollaton Park @fowp.bsky.social · 26d

Interesting. Do you have a source/reference you could share?

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York Archaeology @yorkarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 11

At our Wollaton dig, we’ve uncovered barbed wire, shreds of clothing, and a possible boot heel plate that may link to the 1945 camp which housed German and Italian prisoners.

We’ve also recovered artefacts dating back to the Medieval period!

#Archaeology #Excavation #Wollaton