Friends of Coy Pond

06/10/2026

Slightly in advance of the notice board postings, as I am currently on sick leave, and Wayne is doing the honours for the duration.
The good news is that the BCP chaps collected the packaged third notice board from behind my bungalow yesterday. They were promising to instal today. So, 'Watch This Space' (by the Wren Crescent steps.)

30/09/2026

Finally finished pollarding the acacia shoots around the Tropical Garden. Anything up to 12-15 feet in length. A hand-to-spike fight, and I srill have the duelling scar to prove it...

15/09/2026

Today, pollarding spiny acacia around the tropical garden: nature's barbed wire!

09/09/2026

This is starting to come into its own, and these plants should bloom into early winter

27/08/2026

The renovated 'Bug City' notice now in place.
helpful for humans: the bugs already know it's there

26/08/2026

Two for the price of one! This week's special offer!

22/08/2026

Wasted water,,
full story at

On Thursday evening, the vandalised standpipe by the Wren Crescent steps was discovered, gushing out wasted water. The same volunteer gardener from The Friends of Coy Pond had returned on Thursday evening, following his gardening on Tuesday, only to find the disaster that awaited him. The criminal d...

19/08/2026

Another common name for this is 'Aaron's Rod' . The biblical stories endowed the original with miraculous qualities. Shortly after this week's session at Coy Pond, the first significant rain since the start of the drought.

17/08/2026

As promised, the link to our 'blog' on the Friends website is
https://www.friendsofcoypond.org.uk/post/the-fall-and-rise-of-bug-city
Its new foundations, and the 'Empire State Building' came courtesy of one of the Friends.

17/08/2026

The building work for the new, improved 'Bug City' has now been completed. On the original site, on the side path behind the 'Flowery Dell' garden (opposite 'Stairway to Heaven').
Further thrilling details to come in a blog on the Friends website