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Autumn 2025 Newsletter – A new Pets Corner addition, and the forgotten stepping stones.

April 18, 2026

In our Autumn 2025 newsletter, you can read about Abbey, the new Pets Corner pig, the forgotten stepping stones and the case of the disappearing hall.

Meet Abbey, the newest addition to Pets Corner

“Our colleagues who look after the animals in Pets Corner occasionally ask the Volunteer Rangers for a little help with some tasks in Pets Corner.

Most recently they welcomed Abbey the pig to Pets Corner and asked the Volunteers if they could help them prepare the enclosure where she was to be housed. The Vols spent several mornings levelling the ground and then laying some paving flagstones in the enclosure to provide a hard standing on which to keep her pigsty. You can see from the photos what a super home she now has ready to show off to visitors.”

Continue reading this article and more this issue of our Newsletter:

What's included in this issue:

AGM
Abbey in Pets Corner
The forgotten stepping stones
The case of the disappearing hall – by John North
FOJD Events
Jesmond Dene weather – by John Telfer
News items
Volunteer rangers update

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Repairs to Nature Area dipping platform

You may be aware that some nine years ago a new pond was dug in Jesmond Dene Nature Area, across the river from Pets Corner. The new pond was provided with a dipping platform to allow parties of children to dip for pond creatures. The supporting framework of the platform was made from recycled plastic, which has the advantage of not rotting, but is expensive compared to wood. The decking for the platform was made from wooden planks that we happened to have available at the time.