ParkLife ​News

regular Volunteer ​sessions

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 is 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.
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 friendsofhaileypark@gmail.com to book or text 07836532258
Regular monthly dates
​Sundays at 1–4pm, 2023
  • ​25 June
  • 30 July
  • 27 August
  • 10 September
  • 22 October
  • 12 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.
"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)
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Bee Cause: pack for educators
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ID Guide Butterflies & Caterpillars
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Pollinator ID Chart
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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
  • Urban Buzz Cardiff  More info HERE
  • Building your own bee hotel 
  • Keep a lookout for a new project headed up by FoHP called 'Bee Friendly Llandaff North', which is something for everyone to get involved in and make a diference even with little input.
Useful Links

Out & about elsewhere

This will be updated shortly as COVID has delayed so many things at the moment but further info on events and things to do outdoors in Cardiff can be found HERE
Cardiff Park Events 2018/19 (Eng)
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Cardiff Park Events 2018/19 (Welsh)
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Useful Contacts

  • Friends of Hailey Park Website Email: friendsofhaileypark@gmail.com
    Tel: 07836532258
  • Cardiff Council contact centre at ‘Connect to Cardiff’ (C2C)
    Tel: 029 20872087 Website
  • Dog Warden (all lost or found dogs) Tel: 029 2071 1243
  • 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