Volunteer Stories – Huw Peregrine
26/05/2026
By Anne
Gardening volunteer, nature recording and birdwatching. “I started volunteering at Bishop’s Park in April 2022. “I live in the village next to the Park which I have visited and walked around on many occasions over the decades. “I enjoy meeting my fellow colleagues/volunteers and working in the garden with them. The work is physical and …
Posted: 01/01/2022 by Caroline Welch
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our supporters! And what a transformational year it’s been for Bishop’s Park… We’ve now planted more than 4,000 new flowers, shrubs, trees and bulbs, installed 5 picnic benches, 20 bird boxes, 10 bat boxes as well as restoring 700 metres of the park’s historic paths and 12 new park benches. We …
Posted: 22/12/2021 by Caroline Welch
Wildlife Watch: December 2021
Louise, Ffiona and ? on 20/12/21 It was a cold, dull day at the end of December. We noticed bulbs beginning to break through the soil in the Jenkinson Garden – a welcome sign of the Spring to come. Today a climbing rose had just been planted against pergola – the planting of the Jenkinson …
Posted: 23/11/2021 by Caroline Welch
Nov 2021: Our 1st Wildlife Watch
Today we began our first ever Monthly Wildlife Watch – observing the flora and fauna and noticing the seasonal changes in the Park.
Posted: 09/11/2021 by Caroline Welch
Exciting Discoveries in the Walled Garden!
Some weeks ago, while fencing off the foundations of the old greenhouses in the walled garden, our landscape contractors ‘lost’ a fence post in the surrounding ground. As they knocked it in, it disappeared in a void underneath.
Posted: 17/08/2021 by Caroline Welch
Bishop’s Park Show
Have you got remarkable runner beans? Do you make scrumptious scones? Are your photos fantastic? If so, bring them along to our Horticultural Show on the 4th of September at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili.
Posted: 29/06/2021 by Caroline Welch
Celebrating our unique heritage this Summer
PRESS RELEASE 29-06-2021 Carmarthenshire’s unique heritage celebrated this Summer at the Bishop’s Park & Gardens, Abergwili The rich history and diverse wildlife of rural Carmarthenshire are celebrated in a series of activities this Summer at the Bishop’s Park & Gardens, Abergwili. The programme is being organised by the Parc yr Esgob Trust, a tiny charity restoring, …
Posted: 10/06/2021 by Caroline Welch
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Posted: 27/05/2021 by Caroline Welch
Staying Safe in the Park
Information for Parents and Guardians The Park is a wonderful place to explore and play, but it does have some narrow and uneven paths, trip hazards like tree roots and steep drops – and a rather large, fenced off, pond. Our ha-ha (a long and deep ditch) runs the length of the Park, separating the …
Posted: 20/05/2021 by Caroline Welch
2021 Events in the Park
We’re really excited to announce some of our public events finalised for the year – we hope there’s something for everyone, but if you have any ideas, comments or feedback do let us know. These events will also be promoted on social media – so do share our posts and help us spread the word! Booking …
Posted: 27/04/2021 by Caroline Welch
Bishop’s Park Apple Juice for sale!
Bishop’s Park Apple Juice is for sale at our pop-up shop! For the very first time ever we have pressed the heritage apples from the Bishop’s own walled garden into delicious apple juice. Available on 20th May, from 4-6pm, on a first come first served basis – for cash payments only at the moment. About …