In the autumn of 2005 Friends of Northcliffe provided 15 bird and 8 bat boxes in Northcliffe Woods. The majority of the bat boxes were sited around the pond and the bird boxes appropriately around the woods. Some of these replaced the boxes put up by Friends of Northcliffe is the early 90’s—though some of these are still useable too. It is hoped that they will increase the range of suitable nesting sites for a number of birds already breeding here and provide much needed summer roosting sites for bats. 

Friends of Northcliffe have also worked with the Council to recreate the pond which was filled in during the polio epidemic. The pond is not entirely successful and has had to cleared of silt on a number of occasions. 



However, in the spring of 2005 a kingfisher visited the pond and in the autumn of 2007 a number of ducks seemed at home there. We hope the re-establishment of the pond will add to the enjoyment of park users as well as benefiting wildlife.