We are pleased to welcome back the greater-spotted woodpecker and nuthatch.
In fact there have been two of these birds around! Listen out for them as you walk through or sit in the gardens.
The Wildlife Education Area has visits from bluetits, great tits and long-tailed tits, chaffinch, sparrow, dove, tree creeper, robin, blackbird . .
In Spring we have successfuly nurtured frogs from spawn in our dipping pond - which has proved to be of great interest to children and adults alike.
The Friends of Druitt Gardens was established a few years ago to protect and enhance the gardens, respecting the wishes
and intentions of Charlotte Druitt (refer our History page).
The Friends work on a voluntary basis, with work parties meeting weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Please do say 'hello' and have a chat. Please visit the Wildlife Education Area at the rear of Druitt Hall.
Talks and presentations are made - look out for notices at the hall and gardens and (of course) on Facebook .
Join and support the work of FoDG
No doubt you will have seen these volunteers working in the gardens. The group was formed to help safeguard
and maintain Charlotte Druitt's wishes that, in gifting the gardens to the people of Christchurch,the gardens
be maintained as a'gardens of peace and a bird sanctuary'.
You'll be aware that these lands are constantly under threat of development for other purposes.
The group encourages appreciation of nature and wildlife by all, especially young people, and have established
a 'Wildlife Education Area' at the rear of Druitt Hall. They have successfully encouraged an increase in the bird population,
worked with CADArts to install the popular 'Acorn' carving, cleared areas of ground and planted new trees, snowdrops and
bluebells etc. Working with the 'Connecting Christchurch' project, a 'sensory garden area' is currently being formed.
New volunteers are really really welcome to support the Friends and Christchurch Town Council in this work in the whole of Druitt Gardens.
