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Highfield Park Trust 25th Anniversary – The Allotments

21st February 202121st February 2021 Park Manager 200 Views 1 Comment

As part of the Highfield Park 25th Anniversary , we look back each month at an aspect of the Park

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2020 Maltings Art Prize

12th February 202112th February 2021 Park Manager 222 Views

The theme of the 2020 Maltings Art Prize competition was “History of St Albans”. The competition saw pupils from 13 local

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New Birdboxes up in the park, can you find them?

15th January 202115th January 2021 Park Manager 291 Views

Our new bird boxes are up in the trees in the Park, if you have the what3words App on your

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Highfield Park Trust Winter Newsletter 20/21

6th January 20216th January 2021 Park Manager 222 Views

We’re 25 years young… It seems to have flown past incredibly quickly but in 2021 Highfield Park Trust will celebrate

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25 Years

31st December 202031st December 2020 Park Manager 175 Views

We’re 25 years young… It seems to have flown past incredibly quickly but in 2021 Highfield Park Trust will celebrate

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Bench and Seats from Facebook Page Donation Button

23rd December 202023rd December 2020 Park Manager 180 Views

Cast your minds back to September of this year when we said we were looking to get a Chainsaw Sculptor

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Autumn Colours Flora and Fauna Highlight Nature Notes 

‘Autumn colours’: Part six

18th December 202018th December 2020 Park Naturalist 240 Views

This short post is part of a series focusing on autumn colours. Featured in the photo accompanying this post are

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Cell Barnes Highlight 

Planting Medlars

11th December 202011th December 2020 Park Manager 269 Views

A very kind donation, from someone who walks through the Park regularly, was specifically given to replace one of the

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Autumn Colours Flora and Fauna Highlight Nature Notes 

‘Autumn colours’: Part five

11th December 202011th December 2020 Park Naturalist 271 Views

This short post is part of a series focusing on autumn colours. Featured in the photo accompanying this post are

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Still volunteering

8th December 20208th December 2020 Park Manager 189 Views

The Roses in the Garden of Rest were weeded, fed and mulched with Highfield Park compost by James , Tom

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Upcoming Events

Apr
7
Wed
10:30 am Easter Bunny Hunt 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
Easter Bunny Hunt 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
Apr 7 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Easter Bunny Hunt 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
The Easter Bunny Hunt takes place during the Easter school holidays and is run from the Visitor Centre. It is
May
2
Sun
10:00 am History Walk 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
History Walk 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
May 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
History Walk 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
The History Walk is an opportunity to learn about the history of the area that is now Highfield Park.  This
Jun
6
Sun
10:00 am Mini Beast Safari 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
Mini Beast Safari 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mini Beast Safari 2021 @ Highfield Park Visitor Centre
The Highfield Park Trust Mini-beast Safari is an educational event and will be ticketed in order that numbers can be
Jul
4
Sun
3:00 pm H.M.S. Pinafore @ Highfield Park Pavilion Woods
H.M.S. Pinafore @ Highfield Park Pavilion Woods
Jul 4 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Join us for Opera Anywhere’s performance of one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta’s with a difference . . in
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25th Anniversary

To celebrate our 25th years as a Trust each month we will share a variety of ’Silver’ images representing the different aspects of park. Later in the year we will hold an exhibition of these photos in the Visitor Centre. Many thanks to Austin Guest for taking the photographs.

WW1 plaque
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WW1 plaque

29th January 202129th January 2021 Park Manager
Winter thistle
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Winter thistle

29th January 202129th January 2021 Park Manager
CDA cabin
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CDA cabin

29th January 202129th January 2021 Park Manager

Help Us

Highfield Park is different in that it is a charity funded park. As such, Highfield Park Trust welcomes support, however it is given. Please consider how you may be able to help us.

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Amazon Smile

26th November 202027th November 2020 Park Manager
Highfield Park Trust Community Survey 2019
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Highfield Park Trust Community Survey 2019

1st September 201921st October 2019 Park Events
Sponsor a Tree
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Sponsor a Tree

7th June 20188th June 2018 Park Manager
Venue for Hire
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Venue for Hire

9th May 201810th May 2018 Park Manager

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