Upcoming Events
Updated 28 Oct 2018:
After the very successful World Ocean Day Quiz Trail, Go Wild, Wildflower, and the Big Butterfly Count events that took place in June and July...
Feeding Ducks, Pest Control and Human Health
Before continuing to the article, please watch the public information film from the River and Canal Trust about this growing problem.
Duck talk
Changing the way we feed the...
The Friends…. response to Gloucester City’s Council Meeting regarding the Silt issue
On the 25th of January, a small group of FOSP members attended a Gloucester City Council full Council meeting. Two members presented two questions to the council...
FOSP Volunteer Sessions Official Restart 2020
Hi Everyone,Just to note to everyone in the group and prospective volunteers that our fortnightly meets are taking place every 1st & 3rd Sunday of Every Month. ...
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...
Green Flag Award 2022 and other musings……
As I sit in the spinney, watching the squirrels go about their business, the ducks are found meandering in the still, cool, waters ‘neath the spreading Willow...
I Dig Trees 2020
Hello and welcome.
We have been given 200 tree whips from TCV (Trust for Conservation Volunteers) This is a national initiative to plant a million trees by 2020...
Reducing Local Vandalism
As vice-chair and acting secretary of the Friends of Saintbridge Pond (FOSP), I'm representing all our members. Our group looks after the balancing pond located between most...
Latest update from around the pond
Hi Everyone,
It was brought to the committee's attention that someone was fishing last week near where the duck, swans, gulls, & terns are fed. We've only been...
Project Report 2019
Allotments can play a big part in the fight to preserve our environment; we need to protect them, especially in urban areas as they are important. Green...