WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF THE FRIENDS OF THE WICK COUNTRY PARK WEBSITE
Welcome to our website!!!
Thank you for 'landing' on this page!Courtesy of its more than 100 individual 'pages', over 135 linked documents (and growing), and 879 photos (and growing) you should be able to find pretty much anything you are likely to want to know about our Group - The Friends of the Wick Country Park - or the Park itself.
The Friends are a small group of volunteers who operate to a very small budget - but we do have enthusiasm and we also offer a route into relevant contacts within Basildon Borough Council, the owners of the Park. We do have ambitions to restart some of our past regular, enjoyable, fund-raising events, such as the annual quiz and the fun dog show - but to do so our group needs to be larger and younger! If you think that you could help, please see our Volunteering page.
Navigating this website
Courtesy of the menu list above, and its 'sub-menus', you can read all about the Park, the 'Friends' group, and find details of the events organised by, or with, the 'Friends'. Most of the headline menus above have direct links to numerous more detailed pages. Through the 'The Park (WCP)' link you will find directions and a map of the Park, and you can find notes about the history and development of the Park, the management of the Park, the children's play area, the Park's plants and animals, fishing in the lake, and much, much more. Other links will take you to details about the events we organise - most of which are absolutely free - plus details about our volunteer group - The Friends of the Wick Country Park.If there is something specific you are interested in, but cannot find, such as, for example, 'Opening Times' or 'Car Parking', please use the 'Search this Site' link above. Type a few key words into the search box, and click on the 'Search' button .
Latest News Headlines - last updated on Saturday, 24-Jan-2026 23:12:17 GMT
Do check out our News Headlines page for links to all new and updated posts on this website.Basildon Borough Council Parks and Countryside Services
The Wick Country Park Park is owned by Basildon Borough Council and is managed by the Parks and Countryside Services Department. To report an issue concerning misuse of the Park, or to enquire about hiring facilities at the Park, please contact the Countryside Officer on 01268 533333 (choose option 5). Please note: the Friends group has no authority over the usage of the Park and therefore we cannot deal directly with any such requests, though we will always try to 'point you in the right direction'.Basildon Borough Council has recently appointed a new Biodiversity Officer, Josh Childs. You can read an introductory conversation with Josh that has been reproduced from the Summer 2022 edition of Basildon our Borough by clicking here.
How to Contact Us
If you have any comments to offer or queries to raise about the Wick Country Park, or the Friends Group, or the events held at the Park, or about this website, please click on the 'Contact Us' link above, or in the footer below.Programme of events for 2026 - posted December 2025
Our Calendar for 2026 [ last updated on Saturday, 24-Jan-2026 23:11:18 GMT] is taking shape; missing dates will be confirmed in January. Meanwhile, our first event of 2026 will be the Winter Walk, followed by Christmas-related refreshments, and then the AGM - on Sunday 18th January, 2026, with the walk starting at 2 p.m..A plea for help ......
We still have a chronic shortage of active supporters to plan and run our events. Unless we attract significant additional support to manage the Future Events Programme, we are likely to continue to adopt a 'low profile' well into 2026. If you have enjoyed our past events, or have ideas for future different events, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do volunteer to help to make them happen! Please visit the Volunteering page to read about ways in which you can become involved with the Friends' group, or contact us for more advice into what would be involved.On-line support while you visit the Park
If you have a smart-phone when you visit the Park, you can now carry a map with you - please click or tap here to see the map and the accompanying notes.Register to receive our Newsletter
Some great news!!!! There will be no charge to register your email address with the membership secretary, so that you can be kept up-to-date about events and other developments at the Park, through our regular newsletter called Skylarks, as well as the occasional e-mail. In normal times, Skylarks is published quarterly, but fewer events being offered, the frequency has been reduced to twice a year. Please see our membership page for more details about registration. Back issues of Skylarks can be viewed on the 'Archive - Newsletters' page.Past Events
Please click on the picture links below, which will take you to reports and pictures from the various events listed.
