Friends of Southsea Rock Garden
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Volunteer gardening group meeting weekly on Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm at Southsea Rock Garden, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea.
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www.friendsofsouthsearockgarden.org
gardens@friendsofsouthsearockgarden.org
Wanton destruction
December 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wanton destruction
The first of four bug hotels being provided by Friends of Southsea Rock Garden has been installed.
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The first of four bug hotels being provided by Friends of Southsea Rock Garden has been installed.
At Canoe Lake, Southsea, today...
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
At Canoe Lake, Southsea, today...
We have recently acquired a 5 star bug hotel and 6 birdboxes for the garden. Great work by Portsea Men's Shed on our behalf!
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We have recently acquired a 5 star bug hotel and 6 birdboxes for the garden. Great work by Portsea Men's Shed on our behalf!
Great pic of FSRG reps at Portsmouth Inspiring Volunteer Awards 2025
Photo: HIVE Portsmouth
Photo: HIVE Portsmouth
October 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Great pic of FSRG reps at Portsmouth Inspiring Volunteer Awards 2025
Photo: HIVE Portsmouth
Photo: HIVE Portsmouth
We are honoured and humbled to have won the Community Team category at the HIVE Portsmouth Portsmouth Inspiring Volunteer Awards 2025, held at the King's Theatre on 30 September. A wonderful tribute to the work we do and the benefits we gain. Thank you all!
Photos by Sue Denly and Alison Gisborne
Photos by Sue Denly and Alison Gisborne
October 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We are honoured and humbled to have won the Community Team category at the HIVE Portsmouth Portsmouth Inspiring Volunteer Awards 2025, held at the King's Theatre on 30 September. A wonderful tribute to the work we do and the benefits we gain. Thank you all!
Photos by Sue Denly and Alison Gisborne
Photos by Sue Denly and Alison Gisborne
Want to get your hands dirty and commune with nature? Then why not join our happy band of volunteers from 10am to 12pm on Wednesdays!
September 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Want to get your hands dirty and commune with nature? Then why not join our happy band of volunteers from 10am to 12pm on Wednesdays!
Our new 'Chatty Bench' in SouthseaRockGarden. The words on the plaque speak for themselves...
September 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Our new 'Chatty Bench' in SouthseaRockGarden. The words on the plaque speak for themselves...
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Beautiful Pied Flycatcher and Spotted Flycatcher at Northney Paddocks, Hayling Island today. Also nice to see Buzzard, Sandwich Tern, Little Egret and hear Green Woodpecker between there and the oysterbeds. #UKWildlife #UKBirding #Birds #HantsBirds
August 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Beautiful Pied Flycatcher and Spotted Flycatcher at Northney Paddocks, Hayling Island today. Also nice to see Buzzard, Sandwich Tern, Little Egret and hear Green Woodpecker between there and the oysterbeds. #UKWildlife #UKBirding #Birds #HantsBirds
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View from Hayling Island Oysterbeds this afternoon. Also nice to see Red Admiral, Holly Blue and Meadow Brown today.
August 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
View from Hayling Island Oysterbeds this afternoon. Also nice to see Red Admiral, Holly Blue and Meadow Brown today.
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Church of St Mary, Portchester Castle, Portchester, Hampshire, England.
- built within the walls of Portchester Castle for a priory of Augustinian canons founded by Henry I. Completed soon after 1130 it has hardly been altered since. d983/e1g
- built within the walls of Portchester Castle for a priory of Augustinian canons founded by Henry I. Completed soon after 1130 it has hardly been altered since. d983/e1g
September 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Church of St Mary, Portchester Castle, Portchester, Hampshire, England.
- built within the walls of Portchester Castle for a priory of Augustinian canons founded by Henry I. Completed soon after 1130 it has hardly been altered since. d983/e1g
- built within the walls of Portchester Castle for a priory of Augustinian canons founded by Henry I. Completed soon after 1130 it has hardly been altered since. d983/e1g
Great to hear today that Southsea Rock Garden is once again the recipient of a Green Flag Award. Well done Stephen Knott and Roselyn Palmer!
July 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Great to hear today that Southsea Rock Garden is once again the recipient of a Green Flag Award. Well done Stephen Knott and Roselyn Palmer!
Launched today!
June 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Launched today!
Our big day today with the official opening of the new Nature Rubbing Trail in Southsea Rock Garden. Join the celebrations from 10.30am!
June 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Our big day today with the official opening of the new Nature Rubbing Trail in Southsea Rock Garden. Join the celebrations from 10.30am!
All welcome - free event!
May 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
All welcome - free event!
Work in progress yesterday on our new Nature Rubbing Trail in #SouthseaRockGarden. Huge thanks to Portsmouth City Council Countryside Officer, Hannah Thompson, and her team of volunteers and to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
May 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Work in progress yesterday on our new Nature Rubbing Trail in #SouthseaRockGarden. Huge thanks to Portsmouth City Council Countryside Officer, Hannah Thompson, and her team of volunteers and to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Weather permitting, the components of our Nature Rubbing Trail in #SouthseaRockGarden will be installed next week! An Open Day is scheduled for early June! Details to follow.
May 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Weather permitting, the components of our Nature Rubbing Trail in #SouthseaRockGarden will be installed next week! An Open Day is scheduled for early June! Details to follow.
Important update on our Nature Rubbing Trail Project at:
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Nature Rubbing Trail – friendsofsouthsearockgarden.org
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May 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Important update on our Nature Rubbing Trail Project at:
friendsofsouthsearockgarden.org/nature-rubbi...
friendsofsouthsearockgarden.org/nature-rubbi...
Great News! The components for our nature rubbing trail have been delivered by The Acorn Workshop, Bognor Regis. Watch this space!
April 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Great News! The components for our nature rubbing trail have been delivered by The Acorn Workshop, Bognor Regis. Watch this space!
Nice on the eye at the Rock Garden today.
April 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Nice on the eye at the Rock Garden today.
Were you one of the founder members of Friends of Southsea Rock Garden back in 2012? We'd love to hear from you!
April 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Were you one of the founder members of Friends of Southsea Rock Garden back in 2012? We'd love to hear from you!
Read our article in the latest 'Southsea Lifestyle' magazine (page 46)!
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Southseas Lifestyle April / May 2025 by Salad Publishing - Issuu
ed by the worries of the world, but going for early morning walks on bright, crisp days and witnessing the blossom emerge as everything shifts from grey to green helps to ease some of those concerns. ...
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April 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Read our article in the latest 'Southsea Lifestyle' magazine (page 46)!
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