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Wollaton Park Book Launch  

Added by WHaCS at 09:05 on 11 March 2026

A new book on Wollaton Park is to be published next month as part of the WHaCS Your Wollaton series. The book ...

Next WHaCS Meeting Wednesday 25 March 2026

Added by WHaCS at 18:53 on 09 March 2026

WHaCS member, Julia King, will be our speaker on "Who Lived at the Admiral Rodney in the 18th century?" Julia ...

Wollaton Walled Garden Festivals 2026

Added by WHaCS at 18:48 on 09 March 2026

Our new flyers for the Wollaton Walled Garden Festivals 2026 have been produced. Full details on the festivals...

Ivy Be Gone!

Added by WHaCS at 18:45 on 21 February 2026

Sue Smith has been asking Nottingham City Council (NCC) for years to remove the ivy from the Wollaton Dovecote...

Wollaton Historical YouTube Channel

Added by WHaCS at 19:20 on 03 February 2026

Our Wollaton Historical YouTube channel went live with a soft launch on 2 February 2026; it has some great his...

It’s Your Neighbourhood

Added by WHaCS at 18:40 on 24 October 2025

The Wollaton Walled Garden achieved a Level 5 - Outstanding award in the 2025 "It’s Your Neighbourhood" ...

New Wildflower Patch at Doctor’s Corner

Added by WHaCS at 18:40 on 24 October 2025

We recently requested permission from the council to plant up the grassed area next to the junction of Wollato...

Village Planters

Added by WHaCS at 18:30 on 09 August 2025

The planters in Wollaton Village Square are looking fantastic right now! Planted by WHaCS and cared for by the...

Green Flag Award

Added by WHaCS at 15:20 on 09 August 2025

The Wollaton Dovecote garden first received the prestigious Green Flag award in 2019, recognising the achievem...

Glorious Sunshine for a Grand Opening

Added by WHaCS at 16:20 on 11 May 2025

We had a really wonderful afternoon at the Wollaton Dovecote on Sunday 11 May 2025. Over 100 people gathered i...

Dovecote Special Exhibition 2025

Added by WHaCS at 15:15 on 09 March 2025

The Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum exhibition in 2025 marks the 100 year anniversary of the sale of the Woll...

Bits & Bobs 🗒️

Website New Features

You can now click the WHaCS logo on our website header to take you back to the Home page at any time. For our members: Have you also spotted the new log in shortcut button on our Home page? In the archive we now also show you the date the file was added (or modified) to help in your browsing. 

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Wollaton Historical

The 2025 edition of Wollaton Historical is now available and free for members of the Society or £2 per copy for non-members.

An electronic version is emailed out to members and is also accessible through the Members Only area of this website. Hard copies are available for collection (or purchase for non-members), either at a WHaCS meeting, the bothy at the Wollaton Walled Garden or at the Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum.

If you would like a copy posting out to you, please see details on our Publications page.


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