Volunteering Opportunites
20/05/2024
By Ffiona Jones
We have opportunities for volunteers to help us provide guided tours of the Park over the summer months. If you have an interest in the history of the site and are able to give us an hour or two of your time either on weekdays, early evenings, or at the weekends, please contact FfionaJones@tywigateway.org.uk for …
Tag: coot
Nov 2021: Our 1st Wildlife Watch
Posted: 23/11/2021 by Caroline Welch
Today we began our first ever Monthly Wildlife Watch – observing the flora and fauna and noticing the seasonal changes in the Park.
Category: Latest News, Monthly Wildlife Watch, Wildlife Tags: birds, coot, ducks, fungi, nature, swan, trees, wildflowers, wildlife, Woodland
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
Wildlife
Posted: 12/06/2021 by Admin
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!
Category: Featured Tabs, Wildlife Tags: bats, birds, coot, ducks, fungi, nature, otters, pollinators, swan, trees, wildflowers, wildlife