Wild Spring Flowers
The seedlings of the cornfield annuals sown along the path beside the Heritage Viewpoint, mostly Poppies and Corn Marigold, have survived the January frosts and are growing strongly in the recent warm weather. They will flower later, but nestling among them can be seen the bright pink flowers of Red Dead-nettle. This is an annual that was not part of the seed mix, but has germinated from seed already in the soil. It is a valuable flower for some of the smaller bumblebees as
More Tree Protection
We made good use of the sections of surplus fencing from the farms that Blair had managed to obtain, and a good few more trees are now protected from Roe Deer bucks stripping the bark as they “fray” the young trees to mark territory. More wire will be needed to complete the protection of all the trees, so hopefully we will be able to complete the work in a couple of weeks. In case anyone has been wondering what the large green flowered plant is at the centre of the group? I
Crow Wood, signs and information
We had amazingly good weather and a good turnout of volunteers on Sunday 10th February for the fixing of the new Crow Wood signs and Information Board. Signplus had prepared the holes where we wanted them, though there was a bit of extra work at the information board to deepen the holes a bit more. Then the boards were positioned and the Postcrete added. This was all made possible through the support of our community who voted with their blue tokens and enabled us to secure f
