Success for Wildlife Gardeners’ Question Time
20/10/2026
By Admin2
Parc yr Esgob, the Bishop’s Park in Abergwili, hosted an autumn Gardeners’ Question Time, with a special wildlife focus, on October 7th, 6pm, in Stacey’s Kitchen, Parc yr Esgob’s resident cafe. The panel members were Laura Moss from West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre, Joseph Atkin, who was Head Gardener at Aberglasney, Simon Richards who is …
Tag: Bishops Pond
Bishop’s Pond
Posted: 09/11/2021 by Caroline Welch
Spot wildlife on the Bishop’s Pond which supports everything from fish and wetland plants to birds and rare animals such as otters. It has protected SSSI status – and a fascinating history too. The powerful River Tywi flowed on this very spot until 1802 when the river flooded and broke through its banks, and this …
Category: Bishop's Pond, Explore the Park Tags: Bishops Pond, coot, ducks, nature, otters, River Tywi, swan, wildlife
History of the Park and Gardens
Posted: 06/10/2015 by Admin
Evidence for the gardens and parkland at Abergwili comes late in the sites history. Indeed, a list of the property owned by the Bishop’s of St David’s written in 1326 doesn’t even mention whether a garden or park existed at Abergwili.
Category: Garden History, History Tags: Bishops Pond, garden history, history, Walled Garden