Wollaton - Park Life
w/e 26 January 2025
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300

Life in Wollaton Deer Park follows a regular rhythm and we are part of that rhythm as it is usually in January that we are drawn back to it. This year was no exception.

Stable Block

On a misty morning we parked on the car park and, lacking a phone app, made our way through the courtyards behind the stable block to pay the parking fee in one of the shops there.

Sheltering Deer

From the side of the stable block, some of the park's deer could be seen sheltering beneath the trees.
Passage

We headed away from the stable block and followed the path and through the gate into the passage leading up to the formal gardens.
Formal Gardens

It was a hive of activity in the formal gardens as park wardens and volunteers were busy tending the area - another part of the regular rhythm of the park. Speaking to one of the wardens we discovered that the yellow "scarecrows" dotted about were in fact, to deter badgers who had been causing damage in the area.
Camellia House

Before moving on we had a quick peek in the Camellia House. the oldest cast-iron-framed glass house in Europe.
Wood

We continued along the path past the Camellia House with a wooded area on the right and the golf course just visible in the mist beyond the trees. Some of the trees, damaged by the winter weather, had been coned off where branches had fallen.
Wollaton Hall

To the left steps lead up to the gardens at front of Wollaton Hall. This is the front, the more familiar views of the other side actually show the "tradesmen's entrance".
Daffodils

As we continued on the path around the Hall we were surprised to see early daffodils already in bud.
T Rex

As we neared the completion of our circuit of the Hall we reached the model of T Rex that has stood here for many years. It was providing a lot of entertainment for several young children as they skipped and played around it.
Deer Park

Before leaving the park there was still time to view the landscape from the car park and see more deer in the distance.

Deer Park Enlargemnet

This is the same photo, cropped and enlarged as the one above, to show the deer. The rhythm of life in Wollaton Deer Park continues.

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