Helicopter in the Park

Helicopter in the Park

Tuesday 12th July saw a new type of bird land in the park: a helicopter landed in the cloverleaf quadrant. Speculation has been that it was an air ambulance either on a training exercise or to collect someone who needed something faster than a land vehicle. Added a...
2021–a Good Year for the Friends

2021–a Good Year for the Friends

For many reasons many people would like to haul 2021 to the tip. But the Friends of Heaton Moor Park have marked a number of milestones. Thanks to the talents, skills and hard work of the Friends, so much has been accomplished! Even before 2021, and at the height of...
Creating your own mini meadow

Creating your own mini meadow

If you attend (or have attended) the YCCN (Young Christian Climate Network) community event at St Paul’s church on 9th September 2021 you may have made a wildflower meadow seed roll to take home and plant in your garden. Here are some further details about the seeds...
Squirrels in the Park

Squirrels in the Park

“Some of my feathered and four footed friends,” “Bobby Bushtail was a squirrel,And a naughty rascal too.He was sometimes so untidy,Mother didn’t know what to do…On the stool he’d stand and wriggleWhen she tried to brush his tail,And if she combed, a little...