Category: The Park

  • Unexpected temporary closure of Queen’s Park Café

    This note appeared on the door of the café last weekend announcing that it was closing that  “for a variety of reasons”. 

    The City of London have apologised for any inconvenience. They are “seeking a short term solution” to so they can reopen the café as soon as possible. Their website will be updated with news of progress. 

    Meanwhile a tender process to find a permanent tenant for the café is about to start. If you want to express an interest in running the Queen’s Park Café, you can register on the City of London tender portal.

    This Brent and Kilburn Times article gives some more background.

  • Records broken on QPARA’s annual bird walk

     

    Song thrush spotted in Queen’s Park

    Thanks to Robin Sharp for leading and Judith Rose for making a record of the QPARA Annual Bird Walk, held on Saturday 6th May. There was plenty of avian activity in Queen’s Park and Paddington cemetery, even if the temperature kept low. A record 18 walkers saw or heard a record 22 species. 

    Sensibly dressed walkers gather for the Annual QPARA bird walk

    Not spotted on the day, but reports of hearing tawny owls both in the park and the cemetery keep coming in.

  • Join the annual bird-walk in Queen’s Park on Saturday 6th May

    Please join us for a stroll through Queen’s Park and Paddington Cemetery.

    Meet at the park café at 9.30am. The walk will take about 90 minutes, but people can join or leave at any time. We will go round the Park and then via the Woodland Walk, Chevening Road, Winchester Ave, Willesden Lane to Paddington Old Cemetery, arriving at approximately 10.15am. So finding us should be easy.

    Nothing is guaranteed, but birds to look out for are: Woodpecker (Green or Great Spotted), Thrush (Mistle or Song), Blackbird, Finch, Robin, Sparrow, Crows, Tit (Blue, Great or Long-tailed),  Jackdaw, Magpie, Dove, Starling, Swift, Jay, Wren, Gull (Herring or Black-headed), Parakeet and Pigeon (Wood or Feral). Bring binoculars and a pocket bird ID guide, if you have them, but if not, don’t worry – we can share. 

    Everyone is welcome, but children must be accompanied by a parent or adult known to them. Those under 8 might be bored, so you need to judge if it is for them.

    Male Great Spotted Woodpecker

    PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO COME   

    Contact: Robin (robisharp@googlemail.com,  020 8969 0381) or Judith (juditharose@yahoo.co.uk).