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Fly Tipping in Yeading Walk
We are saddened by the on-going instances of fly-tipping that has been taking place in Yeading Walk recently. In just the past week the volunteers have had to remove three large bags of household waste that had been thrown into the stream at the Northumberland Road entrance and by the stone bridge. We also had…
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Tree Walk & Talk
Join us on Tuesday 11th June at 11am for a walk and talk led by John Wells (Dendrologist) to identify the park trees and learn more about them . Bring your questions and a flask of tea or coffee for a half way sit down and chat. Start at the Northumberland Road entrance. See you…
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FoYW Spring Survey Report 2024
Read the anonymised results of the recent FoYW survey here conducted both online and in-person in the park. The purpose of the survey was to provide the park community with an opportunity to comment on changes and developments in the park, raise issues and concerns and make known their key priorities for Yeading Walk. A…
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Bird boxes installed in Yeading Walk
The Friends of Yeading Walk have installed 4 new bird boxes in the park. The box shown in the photograph is for woodpeckers who like to form their own entrance as they don’t actually form a nest. The box has been lined with moss.
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Picnic bench on the move!
Volunteers had to move the extremely heavy picnic bench back to its usual position last weekend after it had displaced by anti-social night visitors. Thank you to all the volunteers involved.
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June Riverfly Monitoring
June Riverfly Monitoring shows some encouraging results! This months Riverfly monitoring showed some very promising results. The usual samples were taken and the most exciting find was a 10cm Stone Loach which is a fresh water ray-finned fish. An Olive Baetidae or Mayfly was also seen. The team caught and counted 680 Gammarus Shrimp and…
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Newsletter
Read our May 2023 newsletter here.
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Volunteers plant wildlife hedge
An area near the Northumberland Road entrance where some large trees recently had to be removed has provided the Friends of Yeading Walk with a perfect spot to plant a wildlife hedge. The saplings for the 30 meter long hedge were distributed by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) and are part of the Mayor of London’s 2022/23…
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Rewild London Fund successful application!
London Wildlife Trust, in partnership with the Mayor of London has announced the 22 recipients of the Rewild London Fund which and we are delighted to see includes the Yeading Brook Unbound Project. The project will focus on a c. 3.5 km of the watercourse between Headstone Manor and Roxbourne Park, including Yeading Walk. It…
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Tree Planting
The NEW TREES near the RAYNERS LANE ENTRANCE have been planted by The Friends of Yeading Walk (FoYW). The FoYW committee submitted a successful bid to the Greater London Authority (GLA) and were awarded funding for seven trees. We have planted five Golden Alders (Alnus incana Aurea) and two Ornamental Pear trees (Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer).…