The Red Kite
The sight of a majestic Red Kite soaring over Swindon, Lydiard Park and the surrounding countryside is now quite familiar....
June brings wildlife and wildflowers
The long sunny days and short nights of June abound with wildlife. It’s a time when the baby birds are fledging, learning...
Bluebells and Garlic!
If you go down to the woods today – or to wooded parts of Lydiard Park – there are two wild flowers you may well find....
The Yellow Month
March is the month when Spring arrives and nature starts to emerge from its winter sleep. Yellow is the signature colour of...
The Park Landscape in February
The Winter months, when the trees are leafless, the vegetation has died back and the frost sharpens the outlines of the...
The Last Lord's Nature Notes for January
Vernon, 6th Lord Bolingbroke, was a well-known naturalist. During 1967 he contributed short articles to the Ringwood and...
Nature Watch
Each season at the park brings its own delights. In the winter it may seem as though the park is sleeping but there is still...
Heritage Apples!
On 10th September, Swindon Borough Council and the Friends of Lydiard Park are holding a Heritage Apple Day in the walled...
The First Flowers of February
February is very much a winter month with the potential for hard frosts and snow. However, it’s also a time when the...
The Christmas Tree
Whilst the tradition of bringing greenery inside to decorate houses at Christmas – holly, ivy and evergreen branches -...