Wildlife – Friends of Figgate Park

Five Cygnets Hatched

30 April 20218 May 2021 Friend of Figgate Park cygnets, Island swans

Early this afternoon the swans that have nested on the island started hatching their brood. Five fluffy and very cute

Sad News

20 April 20218 May 2021 Friend of Figgate Park Bonnie and Clyde, Clyde, Swans

Clyde had a big fight yesterday with the new male that is nesting on the island. Clyde did not fare

Figgate Park Wildlife

Bonnie & Clyde

28 March 202128 March 2021 Friend of Figgate Park Bonnie & Clyde, nesting, Swans

Bonnie and Clyde have been our nesting resident pair of swans in the Figgy for many years now. Bonnie came

biodiversity Figgate Park Wildlife

Batty Business

23 March 202128 March 2021 Friend of Figgate Park bats, biodiversity

These beautiful visualisations are echolocations of Soprano Pipistrelle (55Hz) and Common Pipistrelle (45Hz). You can see how they peak at

Otters

5 February 202111 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

We have had regular visits of otters in the Figgate Burn and Pond since the end of 2015. There are

Birds around the park

31 January 20214 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

Appeals Projects Wildlife

Feeding the Ducks

30 January 202110 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

butterflies on a buddleia

Butterflies

30 January 202130 January 2021 Friend of Figgate Park butterflies, flowers

Some information about the butterflies in the park….

Cygnets

30 January 20179 March 2021 Friend of Figgate Park

Black Bunnies

30 January 20173 February 2021 Friend of Figgate Park wildlife

We haven’t seen our black bunnies for a wee while. They had been living in the area known as the

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