Friends of Morriston Park / Ffrindiau Parc Treforys

Friends of Morriston Park / Ffrindiau Parc Treforys We are a voluntary group set up to support Morriston park. We raise awareness of the park and raise funds to improve the park.

Friends of Morriston Park is a voluntary group set up to support, maintain and develop this historically significant garden. Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet of Clasemont, built, a mansion in 1775 called Clasemont at Pengwern on the western slopes of the lower Swansea valley. The mansion had a garden of extensive open grassland giving way to a wooded wilderness and panoramic vista. In 1911 Swansea Cor

poration purchased 47 acres of Clasemont which became Morriston Park in 1912. For several years the park received investment and new facilities, hosting many popular activities, carnivals and musical performances. It once incorporated a large ornate bandstand, swimming baths, lido, aviary, cricket pitch, changing rooms, shop and even a 9-hole golf course. But in recent years all of these assets, and more, have disappeared. Over the years the significance of Morriston Park has slipped from the collective consciousness. It has suffered from severe drainage problems with many paths and borders becoming overgrown and in poor condition. Despite this neglect, the park is still a lovely example of a late Victorian/early Edwardian urban park, with extant 18th century picturesque, landscape garden features and magnificent views over the lower Swansea valley. Our goal is to rejuvenate this tarnished jewel in the crown of Swansea east, thereby enabling Morriston, once again, to sit proudly in the premier division of the city’s parks and gardens

09/09/2025

Great to see our local schools visiting the park and enjoying all that it offers

🦟🪱🦆 In July pupils from Pentre'rGraig joined us to do some pond dipping. They were taking part in a biodiversity survey as part of a pond renovation plan we are working on with the Council. Their findings and ideas for improvements will be published in a report soon .

🌳🌱🐿️And today Morriston Primary pupils and staff from Yrs1 2 3 & 4 arrived full of enthusiasm to spend the day in the park. It's quite a walk up the hill to get there but they seemed to have lots of energy left for nature hunts, playing in the woods and fun in the playground🛝

Photos to be posted later!!

Why not talk to your school about a park visit. We can now offer access to a toilet and hand washing facilities at the new Volunteer Centre as long as the visit is arranged with us in advance.

Thank you to everyone who came to the family fun day yesterday - the wind and rain held off, the sun shone and we had a...
01/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to the family fun day yesterday - the wind and rain held off, the sun shone and we had a great time. See you next time

Event still on, please come and join us
31/08/2025

Event still on, please come and join us

27/08/2025

looking forward to welcoming you to the Family Fun Day this Sunday so hope you've got it in your diary.

16/08/2025

Come and join us for an afternoon of fun and games

Many thanks to the volunteers that came to work in the Wildlife Garden this afternoon. A great deal was achieved, the fr...
03/08/2025

Many thanks to the volunteers that came to work in the Wildlife Garden this afternoon. A great deal was achieved, the fruit trees were cleared of brambles, the hedges were pruned, and a large area of long grass strimmed. Thanks to Morgan from Stroud Gardening Services who volunteered is help and advice, as a result we retained some uprights in the hope of 'laying' the hedges in the winter.

31/07/2025

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF PENLLERGARE:

In this our 25th anniversary year, the Trust is about to embark on a new exciting development.

We are looking for local craftspeople and artisans to work with us in stocking and the opening of our new shop.

We want to work with people who would sell goods that are inspired by Penllergare and the ethos of Trust. We want to create a shop where our visitors can take a little piece of the spirit of Penllergare home with them.

Alongside having a small bespoke space in the outlet, we are looking for our suppliers to be partners in helping staff the unit too.

If you are interested and would like to find out more please email us at [email protected]. If you can tell us in your message what you make or would like sell that will be a good start, alongside how you think it would fit in with the woods, and we will be back in touch.



CYFLE CYFFROUS I FOD YN RHAN O BENLLERGARE:

Yn ein blwyddyn pen-blwydd yn 25 oed, mae'r Ymddiriedolaeth ar fin cychwyn ar ddatblygiad cyffrous newydd.

Rydym yn chwilio am grefftwyr a chrefftwyr lleol i weithio gyda ni i stocio ac agor ein siop newydd.

Rydym am weithio gyda phobl a fyddai'n gwerthu nwyddau sydd wedi'u hysbrydoli gan Benllergare ac ethos yr Ymddiriedolaeth. Rydym am greu siop lle gall ein hymwelwyr fynd â darn bach o ysbryd Penllergare adref gyda nhw.

Ochr yn ochr â chael lle bach pwrpasol yn yr allfa, rydym yn chwilio am ein cyflenwyr i fod yn bartneriaid i helpu i staffio'r uned hefyd.

Os oes gennych ddiddordeb ac yr hoffech ddysgu mwy, anfonwch e-bost atom yn [email protected]. Os gallwch ddweud wrthym yn eich neges beth rydych chi'n ei wneud neu yr hoffech ei werthu, bydd hynny'n ddechrau da, ochr yn ochr â sut rydych chi'n meddwl y byddai'n cyd-fynd â'r coed, a byddwn yn ôl mewn cysylltiad. (Google Translate)

****Orchard and Wildlife Garden**** Volunteers are needed on Sunday August 3rd 2- 4...
25/07/2025

****Orchard and Wildlife Garden****

Volunteers are needed on
Sunday August 3rd 2- 4pm
Meet at the Volunteer Centre in the Council Compound (situated next to the bowling green)

We are planning to cut back some of the brambles and grasses which have taken over, re-establish footpaths, and generally tidy the area. Tools will be provided including gardening gloves - please wear suitable footwear and bring a drink!

Your support will be greatly appreciated to help us make this special area easier to maintain in the future.

17/07/2025
17/07/2025

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