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Five Cygnets Hatched

30 April 20218 May 2021 Friend of Figgate Park cygnets, Island swans

Early this afternoon the swans that have nested on the island started hatching their brood. Five fluffy and very cute

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Wildlife 

Sad News

20 April 20218 May 2021 Friend of Figgate Park Bonnie and Clyde, Clyde, Swans

Clyde had a big fight yesterday with the new male that is nesting on the island. Clyde did not fare

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Figgate Park Wildlife 

Bonnie & Clyde

28 March 202128 March 2021 Friend of Figgate Park Bonnie & Clyde, nesting, Swans

Bonnie and Clyde have been our nesting resident pair of swans in the Figgy for many years now. Bonnie came

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biodiversity Figgate Park Wildlife 

Batty Business

23 March 202128 March 2021 Friend of Figgate Park bats, biodiversity

These beautiful visualisations are echolocations of Soprano Pipistrelle (55Hz) and Common Pipistrelle (45Hz). You can see how they peak at

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Wildlife 

Otters

5 February 202111 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

We have had regular visits of otters in the Figgate Burn and Pond since the end of 2015. There are

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Wildlife 

Birds around the park

31 January 20214 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park
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Appeals Projects Wildlife 

Feeding the Ducks

30 January 202110 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park
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butterflies on a buddleia
Wildlife 

Butterflies

30 January 202130 January 2021 Friend of Figgate Park butterflies, flowers

Some information about the butterflies in the park….

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Wildlife 

Cygnets

30 January 20179 March 2021 Friend of Figgate Park
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Wildlife 

Black Bunnies

30 January 20173 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park wildlife

We haven’t seen our black bunnies for a wee while. They had been living in the area known as the

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FRIENDS

Quite a bit for a quite a year
Figgate Friends Projects 

Quite a bit for a quite a year

8 May 20218 May 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

It has been a year like no other and we have been unable to actively invite anyone to volunteer in

WHAT’S ON

CLEAN UP – Sunday 16th May 10am
What's On 

CLEAN UP – Sunday 16th May 10am

8 May 20218 May 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

We are delighted to be organising our first ‘official’ Clean Up for over a year. It has been a year

Volunteering Days & Litter Picks
What's On 

Volunteering Days & Litter Picks

1 January 202111 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park
Figgy Kids
What's On 

Figgy Kids

1 January 202111 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

APPEALS

Play Park Update
Appeals Projects 

Play Park Update

24 March 202129 March 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

The community feedback that we collected in November 2019 (1000 online survey replies and 900 individual pupil questionnaires) informed this

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