September Roundup

Play area improvements

It has been a busy month over in the park.

A new Children's mini adventure course has been installed in the playarea and the rubber matting which was showing signs of age and some damage has been fixed.
As usual we give thanks to the boy's from the City and County of Swansea Council team who took the time and effort to install these new items for us.

Boardwalk

Also the team has been involved with the NEAT team installing a new Boardwalk which will take people out to a viewing area which will include a viewing area and pond dipping spot at the seasonal pond.
The pathway will be suitable for wheelchair users and with improved access to the woodlands due to our ongoing woodchip pathway programme we are slowly but surely turning the park into a place that everyone can come and enjoy.
Work is expected to continue for a few more weeks.

Members of the NEAT team.

Work programmes

Full work programmes should be resuming in October and we will have more details on our FB and Twitter pages as and when these will take place. But volunteers have been out and about tidying up little areas this month and the fruit on the trees by the Coed Bach entrance was right for picking and a lucky member of the public who just happened to walk past as we were sorting out the small crop (Small to start but hopefully more in the future.) ended up with enough apples to make a tart.

Dog poo

You may have noticed some signs going up around the park about Dog Poo.

They were designed by pupils of Glais Primary school and have been appearing in parks all over the Swansea area. Many people do pick up their dog poo, but there is a small minority of people who don't.

As usual FOCBP members and other members of the public are always on hand to lend a bag or two if you are caught short (or rather your dog.)

Please pick it up no matter if you are in the woodland areas as these parts of the park are covered by the same rules as the rest of the place.

Sadly due to cutbacks the council is no longer refilling the dog poo bin dispenser and this being empty is not an excuse to eave it.

FOCBP are looking into ways to keep the dispenser full for the future.

Antisocial Behaviour

Members of the public have been reporting some anti social behaviour to the 101 number.

In the last month we have had youths burning seats with aerosol cans and group members stopped a gang of kids throwing stuff into the seasonal pond amongst other things.

If you see any anti social behaviour in the park please contact 101 and report it. We do not ask you to intervine for your own safety.

Our photo competition is still ongoing.

Click on image to enlarge.

October Event

On Sunday 18th October 2015 we will be having our annual Fungi Foray with Teifion.
We will meet at 10.30am at the Tennis Court car park.
We will remind you of this event in due course.

As usual the links to our Facebook Page and Twitter site are at the top of this page.
Please feel free to join us as membership is £2 a year and this covers you if you wish to join our work parties, and of course we always value your opinions.

August Roundup.

August is traditionally a very quiet time around Coed Bach park and this year is no exeption.
Local PCSO officers had stepped up patrols in the park over the summer holidays but the bad weather seemed to play its part and helped keep any trouble under control.
Apart from three scrambling bikes using the park and members of the public coming forward with information regarding the incident, the park has been otherwise quiet as FOCBP members continue litter picks and a spot of tidying up throughout this quiet period.

In October work parties should resume their efforts, as you know we cannot do much cutting during summer months, due to the wildlife which settles and nests in the park over this period of time.
The unfortunate consequence of this is the park looks overgrown and slightly untidy.
But it is all about management of the enviroment and no work is carried out without the approval of Swansea City Council and various enviromental groups.

There is a mini adventure course currently being installed in the Childrens play area.
Hopefully this will be ready soon.

The project to build the boardwalk out to the seasonal pond will be underway very soon, And FOCBP will be looking forward to working with various groups on this project.
It will make for easier access to the main seasonal pond in the second woods, and it will feature an area where you can go pond dipping  for wildlife and other creatures that live in the pond.

Volunteers are constantly working on funding ideas during these quiet times, so even though nothing is being worked on in the park we are busy behind the scenes.
And of course we are always on the look out for new volunteers.

As usual we post regular updates on our Facebook and Twitter sites and you can click on the links at the top of this page.