Canford Park
(Page Updated October 28th)
The Society has had a long association with the Park, with its chairman, Hilary Long, campaigning for many years to have suitably imposing gates placed at the entrance. In addition, volunteers from the Society have planted many hundreds of daffodil bulbs in and around the park and have paid for the planting of a number of trees.
Volunteers also asisted in the changes made to the sunken rose garden, to make it more wildlife-friendly, while insisting that at least two of the existing rosebeds were left undisturbed.
For the future, we would like to see the Pond Fountain restored, to provide aeration to the water and reduce the likelihood of future algae infestations. In 2022, a council spokesman stated “There has never been a pump at the pond. The fountain originally operated by having mains water pushed through it but this was halted by the utilities company in 2019 due to the risk of pond water flowing back into the fresh water supply." 
The pond is currently fenced off, due to an infestation of Azolla in the summer. The intention is to introduce weevils to the pond to remove the azolla, rather than using pesticides, but this will now have to wait until the spring, when the water (hopefully) warms up and the weevils can do their work... In the meantime, the fence remains, to stop and accidental spread of the Azolla...
The Society has recently set up a working party to work alongside the Council to develop the sunken garden area, removing weeds and cutting back overgrown areas so that the remaining plants can thrive. The first session took part on Friday, October 25th, when a dozen or so tackled three of the beds... The plan is to have another session on December 6th from 10 until 12 (weather permitting!) to tackle the remaining beds, then return to the fray in the spring. If you are interested in joining us on an occasional basis, please drop us a line or give us a ring!
The Society has recently set up a working party to work alongside the Council to develop the sunken garden area, removing weeds and cutting back overgrown areas so that the remaining plants can thrive. The first session took part on Friday, October 25th, when a dozen or so tackled three of the beds... The plan is to have another session on December 6th from 10 until 12 (weather permitting!) to tackle the remaining beds, then return to the fray in the spring. If you are interested in joining us on an occasional basis, please drop us a line or give us a ring!
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