🕊️ Dovecote Open 🕊️
13 July 2025

The Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the principal conservation areas, which include the old village and Wollaton Park.

To achieve this, the Society encourages historic research and actively seeks to engage people living throughout Wollaton in learning more about the area’s rich history. By doing so, they contribute to the preservation and continued enjoyment of this historic landscape for future generations.

In 1972 the Wollaton Village Preservation Society was formed in the face of a threatened redevelopment of our historic village square, which happily was averted. Researching local history has become an important part of the Society's work and so in 2011 we changed our name to reflect this. Now we are known as the Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society (sometimes abbreviated to WHaCS).

Over the years the Society has many achievements to celebrate. Notable highlights are the restoration of the 16th century Wollaton Dovecote and more recently the initiation of the project to restore the 18th century Wollaton Walled Garden, situated within Wollaton Park.

Wollaton Dovecote

The Society holds a number of talks on local history during winter months. In the summer, in addition to opening the Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum, the Society provides a number of guided walks around Wollaton and occasional visits to places of historic interest.

A couple of articles on our website, Wollaton History and Wollaton Village Trail, will give you a brief introduction to the area. If you seek a more comprehensive history of Wollaton, then clearly many other reference sources exist.

Some booklets available for purchase are on our Publications page and websites that we think might be helpful are on our Links page.

WHaCS Meetings

Meetings take place at 7.30pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month from September to April (excluding December). Our venue is St Leonard's Community Centre in Wollaton. Entry is free for Society members and non-members are welcome, paying £3 at the door.

Events

The Society and the Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum rely entirely on the support of our volunteers. Across the year there are numerous events which we either run directly or in conjunction with other local groups and voluntary organisations. The Wollaton Walled Garden Festivals are fantastic examples of our active partnership within the local community.

Full details on all these activities are on our Events page.

If you would like to join the Society and support our research, local activities and uphold the principles of the conservation area, please visit the Membership page for more details. Our current members can also use this page to renew membership, to volunteer and to log in to the Members Only area of the website.

For general membership enquiries or indeed any other feedback, please use our Contact form.

Donations to the Society are always gratefully received.

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