Winter may be coming and we may need to dig out our warm coats for a walk in the park, but there is still plenty to see and...
This is the time of year when fungi rules the Lydiard Woods. The word “fungi” is a group of organisms that include yeast...
As we celebrate the fruits of autumn in Lydiard's walled garden, a recent browse through Lady Johanna's 17th-Century recipe...
Vernon St John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, was a keen naturalist and entomologist. He started collecting and studying...
We are delighted to say that as of the middle of July, our Lydiard cygnets are growing rapidly, and are spending a lot of...
The sight of a majestic Red Kite soaring over Swindon, Lydiard Park and the surrounding countryside is now quite familiar....
The long sunny days and short nights of June abound with wildlife. It’s a time when the baby birds are fledging, learning...
If you go down to the woods today – or to wooded parts of Lydiard Park – there are two wild flowers you may well find....
March is the month when Spring arrives and nature starts to emerge from its winter sleep. Yellow is the signature colour of...
The Winter months, when the trees are leafless, the vegetation has died back and the frost sharpens the outlines of the...