Fishponds Park is at the heart of the community in Surbiton and much-loved as a place to exercise dogs, feed the ducks and enjoy a little bit of nature. Now the Environment Trust and its new Kingston volunteers are helping to make the park even better for local people and wildlife. For our first event at Fishponds, the Trust's volunteers planted native bulbs in woodland close to the upper ponds to bring a splash of colour to this area of the park in the spring. Despite the rather gloomy autumn weather, the enthusiastic group had spring in mind and planted English bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) at the woodland edges, wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) and summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) in the grassland, and lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) at the pond edge. Of course, to complete the job the group also cleared litter from the park's nooks and crannies, and collected four full bags of assorted rubbish. Don't worry if you weren't able to join us on this occasion, we'll be back soon to help make Kingston's parks the places you would like them to be.
Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) grows at the edge of the top pond.
Muir Woods in California? No, Fishponds Park in Surbiton.
It's thirsty work this bulb planting.
A local family work together to plant wild daffodils.
Common newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) were found nestling amongst the pond-side vegetation.
Volunteers get busy planting English bluebells.
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