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Anne Bell
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Librarian, family historian (https://watkins-aberdeen.org.uk), friend of Cardiff parks and trees - https://cardiffparks.org.uk
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The Aquarium at Roath Park, Cardiff, built 1899, demolished c.1950
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The Aquarium at Roath Park Cardiff built in 1899, demolished c.1950
March 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Boating around the islands at Roath Park lake, Cardiff, in a 1907 postcard view.
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Boating at Roath Park lake in a 1907 postcard view
February 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Two views of the figurehead of the Terra Nova, Captain Scott's ship for the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, placed in Roath Park, Cardiff in 1913. Its position beside the Promenade is now occupied by the Scott Garden - photo from 2023.
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Figurehead of the Terra Nova, Captain Scott's ship for the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, placed in Roath Park in 1913 Figurehead of the Terra Nova, Captain Scott's ship for the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, placed in Roath Park in 1913 Captain Scott Garden in Roath Park Cardiff
January 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Happy New Year - a postcard of Roath Park Lake Cardiff, posted in 1905 from France. Looking towards the first houses built on Lake Road East, and the present day Cefn Coed Road.
Happy New Year - a postcard of Roath Park Lake posted in 1905 from France
December 31, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Roath Park Cardiff - a 1905 postcard of the Promenade before it was widened (in 1909) and the lake west bank before the boat house was built
Roath Park Cardiff - a 1905 postcard of the Promenade before it was widened
December 28, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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Christmas Greetings! From a 1904 postcard of the Pleasure Garden in Roath Park Cardiff
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A Christmas Greetings postcard of Roath Park Pleasure Garden in Cardiff, posted 1904
December 23, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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Posted 100 years ago, in September 1924, a postcard of rowing boats on Roath Park Lake, Cardiff, the rowers (probably Council employees) somewhat formally dressed by today's standards.
1924 postcard of rowing boats on Roath Park Lake
December 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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Coral bark willow, Salix alba 'Britzensis, in Roath Park Pleasure Garden, Cardiff, noted for its orange-scarlet stems in the winter sun
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Coral bark willow, Salix alba 'Britzensis, in Roath Park Pleasure Garden, Cardiff, noted for its orange-scarlet stems in the winter sun
December 8, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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Posted 110 years ago, in September 1914, an Ernest T Bush postcard of the east side of Roath Park Lake, Cardiff, with a family in pre-WW1 dress.
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A 1914 postcard of Roath Park Lake Cardiff, featuring a family in pre-WW1 dress
December 7, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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'New Horizon' Elm avenue planted in Pontcanna Fields to mark Cardiff's centenary as a city, and its Golden Jubilee as the capital of Wales, in 2005.
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Avenue of 'New Horizon' Elm trees in Pontcanna Fields Cardiff
December 1, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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Weeping willow, Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' beside the River Taff at Bute Park Cardiff, planted in June 1990 in a ceremony to mark the revival of the Bute Park Arboretum.
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Weeping willow, Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' beside the River Taff at Bute Park Cardiff
November 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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Lovely autumn colour on the Chinese horse chestnut tree, Aesculus chinensis, in Bute Park Cardiff
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Autumn colour on a Chinese horse chestnut tree in Bute Park Cardiff
November 29, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet gum tree, at Insole Court Cardiff
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Rich autumn colour on a Sweet gum tree at Insole Court, Cardiff
November 28, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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It’s National Tree Week! Trees are more than beautiful, they're lifelines for wildlife and natural carbon capturers.

Got a favourite tree or woodland memory? Share your story with us. 🌳

Spread some love for trees this #NationalTreeWeek.
A woodland glowing with autumnal shades of gold and orange. The tall trees stand close together, their branches creating a layered canopy. Sunlight filters through, and the forest floor is covered with bracken and fallen leaves, teeming with life. Trees like these support countless species and nurture the soil, quietly sustaining the world around them. A sleek Blackbird sits among the vibrant red berries of a rowan tree, framed by a bright blue sky. The bird is perfectly still, surrounded by the delicate branches. Trees like this provide food and shelter for birds and other wildlife, especially in winter, sustaining life in every season. The forest floor is dotted with spiky chestnut shells, some split open to reveal smooth, shiny brown nuts. The mix of green and golden shells rests on soft grass, a reminder of the role trees play in feeding wildlife and spreading life with every seed.
November 27, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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Ginkgo biloba at Insole Court, Cardiff
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Ginkgo biloba autumn foliage at Insole Court, Cardiff
November 27, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani, at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff.
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November 26, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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For National Tree Week, a trio of Serbian spruce, Picea omorika in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff
November 25, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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In Roath Park Botanic Garden, Cardiff - two Gingko biloba trees and a Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) in the middle
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November 24, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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For National Tree week here's the Swamp cypress - Taxodium distichum - in Roath Park Botanic Garden, Cardiff
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November 23, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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Ginkgo biloba avenue in Bute Park Cardiff
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November 13, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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Hey, look - Kevin Fong (doctor, writer, broadcaster, almost-an-astronaut) has joined BlueSky. And he’s got a new podcast series out about the space shuttle era. Do follow him!
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If you loved 13 Minutes to the Moon then try our new podcast #16Sunsets. All about the dawn of the space shuttle era. Episode 1: The Dreamers. Launched this week. Find it here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
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November 13, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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Dyffryn Gardens
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September 24, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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Heath Park Cardiff, the Dreams & Wishes Celebration of Life Garden.
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August 29, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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Mackerel sky over Cathays Cemetery Cardiff, and Western red cedar 'Zebrina' (Thuja plicata 'Zebrina')
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August 26, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Roath Park Cardiff
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August 24, 2024 at 3:06 PM