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Re-seeding the wild flower areas

The two wild flower areas that we prepared last year have now been re-seeded with a mixture of perennial and annual wild flowers. The seeds, which were provided by BathNES parks department, were scattered by the Alexandra Park Forum volunteers … read more

Essential tree work in Alexandra Park and on Beechen Cliff

The Council’s tree team, with the assistance of Greenman –   Environmental Tree Services, will be carrying out essential tree works within Beechen Cliff and Alexander Park.These tree works need to be carried out at the earliest opportunity and before the … read more

Beechen Cliff path resurfaced

Following clearance work by the Community Payback team on the path from Holloway to the Park and on the cliff walk within the Park by the Alexandra Park Forum volunteers, the council has arranged for the path to be resurfaced … read more

Best ever community action day

Saturday 5th January was our twelth community action day and the best attended yet with twelve noble souls attending to help keep Alexandra Park special. As always, we did a ‘litter pick’. We also removed more ivy and did further … read more

More bulbs

Thanks to the generosity of Stef van Dam and Peter Nyssen Ltd, over 300 tulip bulbs were planted during December by the volunteers in various places around the park. Together with the daffodil bulbs donated by the council, which we … read more

Alexandra Park now has a community orchard

On 5th December, BathNES in the form of Simon Memory and George Beverley planted six fruit trees in Alexandra Park on the west side of the pedestrian path leading to Beechen Cliff School. They will give added colour in the … read more

Royal Horticultural Society 2012 ‘In Your Neighourhood’ Award

The Alexandra Park Forum again entered the RHS/South West in Bloom ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ challenge for 2012 and has gained a Level 3 Developing Award. Last year we gained a Level 2 ‘Establishing’ award. Now we must think have we … read more

Report of Cafe Consultation 2012

1.     Introduction In March 2012, the B&NES parks department manager responsible for Alexandra Park reported that he had had a second approach from a company interested in the possibility of running a café in Alexandra Park and asked for the … read more

Ticks

There have been reports of ticks in Alexandra Park. To find out more information about ticks, what to do in the event of being bitten and the risks of Lyme desease and what preventative measures you can take, click on … read more

Ticks

People have reported that they have suffered a tick bite in Alexandra Park. There are also reports of ticks in many of the green spaces around Bath. 5-10% of local ticks are reported to carry bacteria which can cause the … read more