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New steps at 100 Acre access point
A great job by the Sunday and Monday volunteers, supported by the rangers, putting in place a new set of steps to ease access down to the 100 Acre area of the park. These may look like the steps to...
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Dawn Chorus Walk on Sunday 14th May
PLEASE NOTE: Just to confuse things there are 2 dawn chorus walks in the park on Sunday! The RSPB local group are also running a dawn chorus walk starting at 5am, details here: RSPB Local Group dawn...
View ArticleSummertime strolls - Guided Walks
Click on the link below for details of a couple of evening guided walks:Summertime Strolls with a rangerIf you would like to join us for these walks please make sure you book via phone or email.
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A tale of two walks
Last weekend was a busy one for the park with the first bat walk of the year on the Friday evening and the annual Dawn Chorus walk on Sunday morning.I joined the bat walk on Friday evening along with...
View ArticleSunday Volunteers - 04/06/2017
Please note that the volunteer session on Sunday 4th June will start at the later time of 10am.
View ArticleEvening Guided Walk - 06/06/2017 - CANCELLED
Sadly this event has been cancelled due to lack of bookings. There is another one in July:July 11th 7pm - Evening Guided WalkIf you would like to come along please make sure you book in advance.
View ArticleSunday Volunteers - *** Date Change ***
Please note the Sunday Volunteers date for July has been changed to the 9th. This is to accommodate the Race for Life which is in the park this weekend (1st and 2nd). We are likely to be Himalayan...
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Sunday Volunteers - 9th July
The task on Sunday was pulling the Himalayan Balsam along the river bank between the canoe slalom and Cardington lock. A small group of vols got stuck in and managed to clear the stretch. It was quite...
View ArticleSave your country park!
You might not be aware but all of the Priory Rangers have been given redundancy notices.At the moment two are based at Harrold Country Park and three at Priory Country Park. In total they are...
View ArticleGoodbye Danny
So all the emails, letters and petitions came to nowt and the council are doing what they want to do and not what the people of Bedford want. 2 Rangers are leaving Priory CP, in fact Danny has already...
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What's happening on the island?
We've been hard at work on the island trying to improve nesting options for Common Terns and Sand Martins. Last year the new Tern raft we put out near the island was a great success with Common Terns...
View ArticleSpring litter pick
Priory Country Park Volunteers litter picked the river banks down stream from the park yesterday. @keepbritaintidy#GBSpringClean@BedfordTweetspic.twitter.com/ElZo3DfJ9R— David Barnes (@djb1166) March...
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Priory CP Heronry update
Grey Heron on nest with chickThe Priory CP heronry continues to grow. This year we have ten nests and several pairs have chicks while others are still on eggs.
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Sunday Volunteers
The Sunday volunteers got stuck into the Ivy on the Priory wall this month in preparation for the refurbishment work which will start in a couple of months.
View ArticleSpring Litter Pick (Part 2)
Priory Country Park Volunteers did another litter pick along the river yesterday, this time we used the boat to get all of the stuff we couldn't reach from the bank last time....
View ArticleLittle Gulls @ PCP 22/04/2019
A few record shots of the Little Gulls at Priory Country Park this morning. Such beautiful acrobatic little birds. #rbnBDF@bedsbirdsnewspic.twitter.com/r7gdc3Tqpb— David Barnes (@djb1166) April 22, 2019
View ArticleMAGPAS Air Ambulance visit
@Magpas_Charity Great to see the new helicopter at Priory Country Park, Bedford today #FurtherFasterGreaterpic.twitter.com/drDPHyNUuN— David Barnes (@djb1166) April 24, 2019
View ArticleMAGPAS Air Ambulance visit (Pt.2)
@Magpas_Charity A few more photo's from today's visit to Priory Country Park, Bedford. #FurtherFasterGreaterpic.twitter.com/WJKdHiy0ON— David Barnes (@djb1166) April 24, 2019
View ArticleBat Walk 08/08/2019 - **** FULLY BOOKED ****
The bat walk on August 8th at Priory CP this year. It is essential to book as places are limited. Please follow the link below for further details:Priory CP 2019 Bat Walks poster
View ArticleUpdate from Dave K
"A Great White Egret flew in at 0658 and landed on the south side of the island after being harassed by half a dozen LBB Gulls. It has been fairly quiet at Priory during the last week but we have had...
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Hornet Clearwing Moth
Here is a picture of a Hornet Clearwing moth found and photographed by Jon Bishop while clearing a fallen White Poplar on Monday 29th July.
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Why barbed hooks are not allowed when lure fishing.
A couple of weeks ago we had a report of a duck caught on a fishing lure that was caught in a tree on the edge of the main lake. Fortunately between the ranger, myself and the tree surgeon, who...
View ArticleGuided bird walks CANCELLED until further notice
Given the latest advice from the government regarding the coronavirus I am cancelling my guided walks at Priory CP until further notice.Please check back here or contact the ranger for further...
View ArticleSpring update from Dave Kramer
Shelduck: 3 on 15/4, 1 on 16/5. A few Gadwalls are still hanging around, mainly males seen, but I'm waiting for the females to crawl out of the woodwork, preferably with young trailing behind them. Two...
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