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 …
Tag: pollinators
Pollinator Art Competition
Posted: 14/12/2021 by Caroline Welch
In 2021 we ran a competition to design a ‘pollinator’ logo for the Park interpretation boards with local schools. We’re delighted to share the results with you here. Ist Prize – Ysgol Talychlychau – Seren Atherton 2nd Prize Nantgaredig – Oliver Hedd Horn Shortlisted Entries: Cwrt Henri – Arthur Richmond Park – Ryan Mcinerney Y4 …
Category: Uncategorized Tags: children, learning, pollinators
Jenkinson Garden
Posted: 19/08/2021 by Caroline Welch
Greeting visitors to Bishop’s Park is one of the site’s major highlights – the Jenkinson Garden. This very special place has been designed to pay homage to the formal garden created here during Bishop John Jenkinson’s tenure between 1825 and 1840. This was the last time in its history the site underwent major landscaping works, …
Category: Explore the Park, Jenkinson Garden Tags: apple tree, beech, Bishop Jenkinson, flowers, garden history, pear tree, pollinators, spring bulbs, spring flowers
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
New wildlife-friendly gardens take shape this month at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire
Posted: 09/03/2021 by Caroline Welch
PRESS RELEASE 09-03-21 New wildlife-friendly gardens take shape this month at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire Two new gardens are being created at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili this month, thanks to a grant of £22,900 from Welsh Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund ‘Local Places for Nature’ fund. The Park surrounds the old palace …
Category: Latest News, Press Tags: nature, pollinators, trees, wildlife, Woodland