The trust formerly known as….
07/04/2026
By Admin2
Trustees and staff at Parc yr Esgob (Bishop’s Park) will be using the name “Parc yr Esgob Trust” as the public working name for the charity from April 2026, although The Tywi Gateway Trust remains our legally constituted title. Betsan Caldwell, Trust chair explained “We wanted to improve name recognition of Parc yr Esgob and the …
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
Y Caffi
Stacey’s Kitchen The café at Parc Yr Esgob-Bishop’s Park is open 9am-5pm, 7days a week (usually). Managed by a company from Abergwili, Stacey’s Kitchen provides light lunches, cakes, tea, coffee etc. They also offer pre-bookable Grazing Tables and Afternoon Teas, along with catering for private events. For further information please contact them directly: Tel: 07805 …
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: 12/06/2021 by Admin
Wildlife
Conserving and enhancing opportunities for wildlife to flourish is at the heart of everything we do at Bishop’s Park. Both our buildings and parkland are home to many different species – and through our work we are monitoring what we have and how they make the site their home, noting any changes over the seasons, and maximising opportunities for them to flourish. From otters, bats, slowworms, eels, swans and kingfishers – it’s fascinating to find out who lives in the Park!
Posted: 12/06/2021 by Admin
History
The Bishops Park and Gardens is brimming with history. From the ancient trees which have stood watch here for centuries, to the walled garden which provided exotic food and flowers for the bishop’s table, to the oxbow lake and the shifting landscape of the Tywi Valley flood plain, to the medieval bishops palace which the Park surrounds and the people that lived and worked here.
Posted: 11/06/2021 by Caroline Welch
Horticulture
Horticulture is a key aspect of our heritage at the Bishop’s Park, and a major part of our ongoing restoration. In unearthing the site’s gardening past we aim to understand how the historic methods and techniques of yesteryear can be used to inform a more sustainable future, both for the people and for the wildlife that share this unique and special place.
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 …