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March 2025 New research tells us that building parks in new communities is crucial for cleaner air. With house building a priority for the new UK Government, University of Bath engineers have co-authored research that urges city planners not to ...

Join us Saturday 19th April 2025, 10am until the eggs run out (last entry 11:30). After a year off, the Easter Bunny is back to the park! For children from age 0 up to and including School Year 6. Enter ...

There are plenty of blossoms and blooms in the park to enjoy during these spring days ...

The regenerative power of parks and green spaces is more important than ever, in these times where you never know what you will face in the morning news! A park is a place to retreat, gather your thoughts, get some ...

The light snowfall earlier in January left some lovely memories as we head back to the usual wet wet wet winter weather! ...

Introducing some of the lovely dogs who visit the park. . Here are two who enjoyed the recent snowfall! Alfie - a lively 11 year old Scottie. He thoroughly enjoys his walks and taking his owner Martin to see all ...

We were so pleased at the turn out at this year's Carols in the Park. Great to see everyone there and thanks to all the volunteers of Friends of Heaton Moor Park that made it happen.A lovely festive season to ...

We're thrilled to have a lovely gift stall at the Carols in the Park (14th Dec, 1:30-3:30pm). Items will include: Tea cup birdfeeders for those birds who take their food in an elegant afternoon tea kind of way Christmas angels ...

The Friends of Heaton Moor Park would like to thank local businesses for supporting the 2024 Carols in the Park (14 December, 1:30-3:30pm) with their generous donations for our famous and ever popular and Christmas Tombola including: Mince pies from ...

It's autumn, so leaves, leaves, leaves all over the grass to be raked; new plants to be added before winter sets in; borders to be mulched; ivy to be curtailed; overhanging shrubs to be tamed; and the Rotary corner at ...

26th October saw the third Friends Halloween in the Park and it seemed to be a great success with all who came along. Yes, the weather was exceptionally kind, but the support of the community was fabulous - thanks to ...

A great addition to the Friends' efforts to increase wildflowers in the area came from the Heaton Chapel Rainbows. The Rainbows, who are girl guides ages 4-7, gave the Friends two gorgeous baskets of wildflower 'Seed Bombs.' The 'bombs' (which ...