Battersea Park http://www.batterseapark.org The Friends of Battersea Park Tue, 15 May 2012 15:18:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Friends Sculpture Award http://www.batterseapark.org/friends-sculpture-award/ http://www.batterseapark.org/friends-sculpture-award/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:56:20 +0000 admin http://www.batterseapark.org/?p=5367 Monday 3rd September 7pm at the Millennium Arena, the Friends will present this years award to a student from the Royal College of Art.

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More details to follow.

]]> http://www.batterseapark.org/friends-agm-2/feed/ 0 BBQ at Childrens Zoo http://www.batterseapark.org/bbq-at-childrens-zoo/ http://www.batterseapark.org/bbq-at-childrens-zoo/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:49:40 +0000 admin http://www.batterseapark.org/?p=5362 Continue reading →]]> Tuesday 19th June 2012 sees the return of the Friends Barbecue at the Battersea Park Childrens Zoo. Tickets available here…

Enjoy the Zoo after hours and see the Monkeys and the Meerkats, the Emus and the Otters off duty

ANNUAL BARBECUE
in
BATTERSEA PARK CHILDREN’S ZOO
(by kind permission of the Heap family)
on

TUESDAY 19th JUNE 2012
6.00pm – 9.00pm

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES – TOMBOLA – LIVE MUSIC
RAFFLE – BAR – SILENT AUCTION

TICKETS INCLUDE
Exclusive access to the Zoo
Barbecue, salads and puddings from 6.15 pm – 8.15 pm
Adults: £15 each (£20 after 14th June) Children 6-16: £6 Under 6s: Free

Buy tickets online www.batterseapark.org/bbq

Wheelchair access to all areas • Dogs are not permitted in the Zoo
Free parking after 5.30 pm in Chelsea Bridge Car Park
Further information from info@batterseapark.org or 020-7622 5199
Event supported by Douglas & Gordon, Battersea Park

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You can see more details on the Wandsworth Council Events pages.

]]> http://www.batterseapark.org/police-dog-show-and-armed-forces-day/feed/ 0 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant http://www.batterseapark.org/queens-diamond-jubilee-pageant/ http://www.batterseapark.org/queens-diamond-jubilee-pageant/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:42:23 +0000 admin http://www.batterseapark.org/?p=5356 Sunday 3rd June 2012 the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant will pass by Battersea Park in the afternoon.

Tickets now available, £5 adults, under 12s free.

More details can be found at the Queens Diamond Jubilee Pageant website

]]> http://www.batterseapark.org/queens-diamond-jubilee-pageant/feed/ 0 Friends Lunchtime Lecture http://www.batterseapark.org/friends-lunchtime-lecture/ http://www.batterseapark.org/friends-lunchtime-lecture/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:21:54 +0000 admin http://www.batterseapark.org/?p=5354 Continue reading →]]> Monday 19th March 2012, 12:30 at the Prince Albert Pub, Albert Bridge Road, SW11 4PF

Dr Richard Bullock, chief ecologist of WWT London Wetland Centre, will talk about wetland habitats and an indication of the diversity of birds. Many of the Waterfowl described can be found on the lake at Battersea Park.

Click here to buy tickets …

]]> http://www.batterseapark.org/friends-lunchtime-lecture/feed/ 0 RSPB Heron Watch http://www.batterseapark.org/rspb-heron-watch/ http://www.batterseapark.org/rspb-heron-watch/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:50:43 +0000 admin http://www.batterseapark.org/?p=5710 Continue reading →]]> RSPB volunteers will return again, near the lakeside café, this coming weekend, Saturday 31st March and Sunday 1st April, 11am to 4pm, with their telescopes trained on the Heron nests and other winged visitors. It’s FREE, and all are welcome. Birds spotted in the last couple of weeks include 

Bullfinch Greenfinch Robin Wren
Great Tit Chiffchaff Sparrowhawk Blackbird
Thistle Thrush Wood Pigeon Feral Pigeon Magpie
Coal Tit Blue Tit Long Tailed Tit Dunnock
Green Woodpecker Starling Goldfinch Grey Heron
Canada Goose Egyptian Goose Mallard Shoveler
Moorhen Coot Greylag Goose Tufted Duck
Pochard Great Crested Grebe Song Thrush Mute Swan
Little Grebe Black Headed Gull Ring Necked Parakeet Little Egret
House Sparrow Red Crested Pochard    
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