Explore Lydiard Park Archive

Winter may be coming and we may need to dig out our warm coats for a walk in the park, but there is still plenty to see and...

This is the time of year when fungi rules the Lydiard Woods. The word “fungi” is a group of organisms that include yeast...

As we celebrate the fruits of autumn in Lydiard's walled garden, a recent browse through Lady Johanna's 17th-Century recipe...

Vernon St John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, was a keen naturalist and entomologist. He started collecting and studying...

We are delighted to say that as of the middle of July, our Lydiard cygnets are growing rapidly, and are spending a lot of...

The sight of a majestic Red Kite soaring over Swindon, Lydiard Park and the surrounding countryside is now quite familiar....

The long sunny days and short nights of June abound with wildlife. It’s a time when the baby birds are fledging, learning...

If you go down to the woods today – or to wooded parts of Lydiard Park – there are two wild flowers you may well find....

March is the month when Spring arrives and nature starts to emerge from its winter sleep. Yellow is the signature colour of...

The Winter months, when the trees are leafless, the vegetation has died back and the frost sharpens the outlines of the...

Vernon, 6th Lord Bolingbroke, was a well-known naturalist. During 1967 he contributed short articles to the Ringwood and...

Each season at the park brings its own delights. In the winter it may seem as though the park is sleeping but there is still...

On 10th September, Swindon Borough Council and the Friends of Lydiard Park are holding a Heritage Apple Day in the walled...

The March equinox on the 20th of the month marked the point at which the sun crossed the earth’s equator, moving from...

As March arrives, so it feels as though Spring is definitely in the air. However that same air that can feel pleasantly warm...

February is very much a winter month with the potential for hard frosts and snow. However, it’s also a time when the...

Whilst the tradition of bringing greenery inside to decorate houses at Christmas – holly, ivy and evergreen branches -...

In nature, November is the time of transition into Winter. The last leaves fall from deciduous trees and hibernating animals...

With October, autumn comes to the park. The very dry summer has led to the leaves turning early and falling sooner. The...

September is a time of change in nature. Daylight hours are growing shorter and the weather starts to cool, signalling to...

June 5th is World Environment Day. It is a time for us to appreciate the environment we live in and to protect our natural...

As we go into the month of May we enter the last month of Spring. The origin of the name is probably the Roman goddess Maia,...

It’s December and nature in Lydiard Park has its own festive decorations. The European Holly tree with its bright red...

The peaceful parkland at Lydiard is the perfect place to enjoy autumn, to walk on a misty morning or a windy afternoon, to...

It’s high summer and time to enjoy the colours and scents of the season! The long, warm evenings are the perfect time for...

There’s no better time to get out and about and enjoy nature than in June when the days are at their longest (the Summer...

If you go down to the woods today – or to wooded parts of Lydiard Park – there are two wild flowers you may well find....

This month in nature we are indebted to the team who look after the Lydiard Park gardens for allowing us to share the work...

The news in the Swindon Advertiser last month that local photographer Emma Sanger-Horwell had sighted and photographed an...

"The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size." Gertrude...

There is plenty to see when you are out and about in Lydiard Park in the winter. Look out for the early snowdrop shoots...

December in nature can look empty and dull but out in the park and the countryside, there is still plenty going on. Most...

Enjoy a Photo Gallery of Lydiard Park through the...

Family Discovery Trails Put on your family detective hats and follow our three cartoon trails to explore Lydiard Park,...

There is so much going on in autumn in nature. The trees put on a stunning display as their leaves turn red and yellow....

Following his marriage to wealthy heiress Anne Furnese in 1729, John 2nd Viscount St. John, remodelled the Tudor manor house...

This year the Big Butterfly Count will run from Friday 17th July to Sunday 9th August when thousands of people across the UK...

Calling all runners and walkers - those who dart and dash or meander and mooch around Lydiard Park. How much do you know...

Lydiard Park is listed as Grade II in Historic England’s register of the most important gardens and historic landscapes in...

“Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” From “Daffodils” by William...

Each February the display of snowdrops at Lydiard Park is a spectacle that many people travel miles to see. The snowdrops...

Lydiard parkrun is an all-inclusive, free, fun timed 5K event every Saturday morning at 9am for anyone of any ability over...