Flora and fauna
Autumn
Stag'horn Fungus in Big Wood, Allestree Park - by Bill Grange
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Events list September 2026
- Thursday 24th September, Scything and Raking, 10am-2pm, meeting at Main Avenue entrance
- Thursday 1st October, 10:30am-2pm, Soil health tests and experiment, meeting at Main Avenue entrance
- Thursday 8th October, Minotaur Dung Beetle habitat enhancement, 10am-2pm, meeting at Woodlands Road car park
- Saturday 17th October, Fungi walk, 2-4pm, meeting at Woodlands Road car park (FOAP event)
- Saturday 7th November, Be a Bison, 1-3pm, meeting at the main car park, accessible from Burley Hill (A6)
- November TBC, FOAP AGM at Memorial Hall, Cornhill, Allestree
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Nature trails
Nature Trail Leaflets: Click here to see PDF versions, which can be printed out. Leaflets are also avaliable from holders at the noticeboards at the main car park and at Woodlands Lane.