No Mow May 2020
Every Flower Counts will take place this year from 23rd to 31st May.Plantlife would like you not to mow your lawn and let the flowers grow increasing...
Big Butterfly Count 2019
The Big Butterfly Count
For the third year running, FOSPNR and Green Abbey joined forces to organise our own local contribution to the nationwide Big Butterfly Count.
The FOSP...
CAT Outdoor Family Activities
Here is a site to help you with your environmental studies in and around the pond and also to carry out in your own open spaces. The...
Spring Cleaning Around the Pond
The group turned out in force on Sunday 21st April to tidy up the site for a forthcoming Green Flag visit. Most of the work had been...
NOT the Time for Garden Bonfires!
Someone is smoking out half of Barnwood with their selfish inconsiderate garden bonfire. Our whole house now reeks with choking smoke. With the respiratory covid19 disease pandemic...
Spring/Summer News Updates 2019
It has been a busy time at the pond and in our allotments. The FOSP AGM provided us with an opportunity to look at what we have...
FOSP Freshwater Species Survey 2020 and Recovery Plan
https://youtu.be/tkZB5tstQx8
In September 2020, a brief survey of two sites within the balancing and tributaries were taken. FOSP members spent a morning looking at the biodiversity within the...
Leave Your Barbecue at Home
Thinking of having a barbecue in the countryside? Don't, with hot, dry weather like this, there’s an increased risk of wildfires.
Just one spark from your fire or...
The Tree Council’s response to the government consultation on the England Tree Strategy
If you've enjoyed the peace and quiet around our little nature haven, please have a look at the following consultation. Not only for yourself but for your...