Bird of the Week - Willow Warblers arrive from Africa in early April. They're the commonest warblers in the Park, living in woodland and scrub. They are most easily found and recognised by their pure, descending song.
Plant of the week
Hazel catkins are an early sign of spring in the park. They look yellow from a distance, but a closer view reveals a mix of colours, as well as soft downy hairs.
Tickets are now available for Climate Cafe- Community Solar Projects at NESCol Aberdeen City Campus, Aberdeen on Tue 4 Mar 2025 at 7:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now! https://t.co/qhwdfVyWiX
A quick flashback to last autumn!
When CFINE and Friends of St Fitticks Park Outdoor Learning Team delivered a plant propagation workshop. ๐ฟ
The workshop learnt how to take cuttings and grow new plants from existing ones.
Read the blog post about it๐
https://t.co/4XrvDZVe2w
Bird of Week!
Water Rails are secretive birds of the wetlands. Sometimes they can appear to patient-observers at the edge of the marshes, particularly in cold weather. They're more easily detected by their strange call, like a squealing pig.
The St. Fittickโs Park appeal case in Torry, Aberdeen, takes place on 4 April 2025. Maclean v Aberdeen City Council. Joanna Cherry KC and Mike Dailly acting for the reclaimer. Instructed by Charis Brooks, Solicitor. Laura McDonagh, Partner at Drummond Miller LLP Edinburgh agents.