The Friends of Cherry Orchard Country Park Group
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Conservation Volunteers News
Hazel plantation | December 2025
A festive session in the park this month! Volunteers continue to coppice the last section of the Hazel plantation, taking a break for a mince pie...
Hazel Plantation | November 2025
Our November Volunteer session continues our efforts to coppice the last remaining area of original planting of the Hazel Plantation. This was our...
Hazel Plantation | October 2025
Our October Volunteer session concentrated in preparing for a series of activities to coppice the last remaining area of original planting in the...
Latest FOCOP News
New paths in the park
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BID BY FRIENDS OF CHERRY ORCHARD PARK! We have been awarded £27,500. Work started in January 2020 on the all-weather footpath...
New Signs | August 2017
New signage for the park The new finger posts are in place! Working with a two man team from RDC and the Friends Conservation volunteers our two new...
Latest Park Events
Great BAT WALK
A group of Friends joined an evening Bat Walk in the park. Starting at the car park they walked slowly up the Friend's Path to the bridleway and...
Wild flower walk
A great morning. It was cloudy with a suggestion of rain - then it came down like a wet blanket all over us! HOWEVER - we were not...
Spring Walk
The previous week's weather may have put off a few walkers but those that joined us enjoyed a beautiful spring morning - some sunshine, no rain,...
