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 ParkLife ​News

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cardiff & Newport City Nature Challenge, 25-28 April

Cardiff is joining forces with their neighbours in Newport and residents from over 700 cities world-wide to take on the City Nature Challenge this year.
  • By participating in the challenge, running 25–28 April, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the wildlife around you, and your observations could help protect local nature and support conservation efforts both locally and globally.
  • Getting involved is simple! Just download the free iNaturalist app to your smartphone or tablet, and start uploading photos of the wildlife you encounter. You don’t need to be a wildlife expert – iNaturalist will assist you to identify and record the species you find. Plus, a community of scientists and nature enthusiasts will help verify your sightings.
  • Why not go to the park on your own or with a group of friends or family and take part in the challenge. Hailey Park has lots of wildlife just waiting to be counted. Its a great opportunity to get out and about and do something for nature and have fun too, and you can join in on an event over at Forest Farm this weekend (FREE Event: Sunday 27 April 10am–2pm Forest Farm Pond dipping, minibeast hunting, bird watching. Book HERE).
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regular Volunteer ​sessions

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To manage Hailey Park effectively the rangers need the valuable assistance and support of practical volunteers to help with all sorts of tasks. No qualifications or experience are necessary; all that is required is enthusiasm, some old clothes, a sense of humour and a willingness to help conserve your local wildlife and heritage, and other tasks.

Arrangements are very flexible – anyone is welcome to join us, as often as they like, whether it is for half a day or just for an hour. Any young people under 18 need to bring along an adult.

​The work with the rangers is fun to do and they make everyone welcome, and are easily bribed with cake!
​FoHP support the work of the rangers and work to conserve, improve and celebrate Hailey Park.
Meeting point (unless otherwise stated): Radyr Road car park
​Please book ahead as it helps work out what tools we will need. [email protected] to book or text 07836532258
Sundays 2025, 10am–1pm
  • 12 January
  • 2 February
  • 30 March
  • 27 April: CANCELLED
  • 8 May, 5pm NEW date & time for volunteer session wildflower seed sowing
  • 29 June
  • 20 July
  • 24 August
  • 14 September
  • 12 October
  • 23 November 
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We Built a Beebank!
On one of our monthly volunteer sessions nearly 40 volunteers turned up to help build a beebank

​Throughout subsequent years
, we still maintain this to ensure its still habitable for polllinators. It was by far a fantastic turnout and much needed as the work was heavy to do. However, everyone took it in turns to cut back, turn soil over, load up wheelbarrows with aggregate then later with sand, wheeled them around the puddles and up the slope.
A few hours later the beebank was built along with a trench for reptiles to make a home that is warm and sheltered if they want to. Many thanks to Michelle from Buglife for sponsoring and organising such a successful event.
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"If we and the rest of the back-boned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if the invertebrates were to disappear, the world's ecosystems would collapse."
                Sir David Attenborough

Resources
How to Create a Beebank (Buglife)
File Size: 5494 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Bee Cause: pack for educators
File Size: 2911 kb
File Type: pdf
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ID Guide Butterflies & Caterpillars
File Size: 3037 kb
File Type: pdf
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Pollinator ID Chart
File Size: 3063 kb
File Type: pdf
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  • In the UK alone there are 267 species of bees and over 90% are not social and do not live in colonies. These are called solitary bees. Therefore, the idea for the Beebank was to help populations of solitary bees in the area. If you want to find out more about solitary bees HERE or HERE​
  • Building your own bee hotel

Useful Links
  • Wales Action Plan for Pollinators
  • Friends of the Earth - Bee Count
  • Buzz About Bees
  • Get Buzzing
  • Buzz Club​
  • Four Ways to Rewild Your Garden
  • How to Really Save the Bees (USA)

Out & about elsewhere

Further info on events and things to do outdoors in Cardiff can be found HERE
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Useful Contacts

  • Friends of Hailey Park Website
    Email: [email protected]
    Tel: 07836532258
  • Cardiff Council contact centre:
    Tel: 029 20872087 Website
  • Dog Warden (all lost or found dogs)
    Tel: 029 2071 1243 (Cardiff Dogs Home open 24/7)
  • South Wales Police (24h)
    Tel (non-emergency): 101,
    Tel (emergencies only): 999. Website
  • Crimestoppers Tel: 0800 555 111 Website
  • Llandaff North Festivals Website
  • Llandaff North and Whitchurch Daily Life Facebook group Website
  • Llandaff North Post @LlandaffNorthP #LlandaffNorth Website
  • Wild about Cardiff (all the goings on around the various sites that come under our brilliant Ranger Service in Cardiff, based at Forest Farm) Website
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Cardiff Council App can be downloaded HERE

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