Nature Notes
Workday 23rd February
Sunday 23 February was a breezy, cool day, but not a drop of precipitation impeded the Friends’ second New Year work day in Conway Rec. An energetic team of 17…
Read MoreWork day 19th May 2024
A small but select group undertook: In addition, the first moves were made in renovating the noticeboard which has been prone to condensation and, therefore, aquagenic illegibility, to coin a…
Read MoreWork day 21st April 2024
We had a good morning with about 10+ helpers (no, not those above). We…
Read MoreWinter Wonderland in Conway Rec – December 12th 2022
Work day: September 26th, 2021
We were so lucky with the weather – calm, warm and sunny – just what we like for a spot of Autumnal Reccing. Thanks so much, workers, for pitching in…
Read MoreWork day: August 22nd, 2021
The focus was late-summer tidying, with some serious hedge trimming, judicious strimming, weeding, clipping, pruning, bramble/nettle control, pond-clearing, sweeping and litter-picking. Whilst some toiled on, others developed a sudden interest…
Read MoreNice weather for ducks…
The Rec pond this weekend All the recent hard work by Derek, Gary, Dom, Andy and Chris to install a new grill with a partial barrier on the pond outflow…
Read MoreThe Rec in June
A further selection of photos from late May and early June showing the Rec at its luxurious and bountiful best, including Mick’s picture of a baby nuthatch awaiting breakfast.
Read MoreRec Life during Lockdown
April… Confined to barracks though some of us might be, our little Rec is quietly getting on with things. Surrounded by increasingly luxuriant vegetation and cooling water, frogs, toads, newts,…
Read MoreWork day reports November – December 2018
Thanks to the sturdy crew who made it to the Rec on Sunday, November 11: an exclusive group showing all the talents that have given the Rec its international reputation.…
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