Wildflower Meadow

Work Party 7 September

Meet 9.55am at The Iron Bridge

Our attempts to prepare and plant a wild flower meadow in May were scuppered by multiple heat waves, even though a few dedicated volunteers made many visits to water the area.

This month we set about preparing the area by mowing and raking the cuttings away. We even expanded the area width by 3 metres. This is all in preparation for seeding Yellow Rattle next month. It's a great plant that suppresses grasses, which in turn supports the growth of more diverse wildflowers.

Keeping undergrowth at bay along the pathways this year has been a test for us. We had two final sections to clear this month and hopefully that will be an end to it for the year.

Many thanks to : Philip and Julia Davies, Phil Gibbs, Amy Gornall, Mike Lansdown, Nicola Pazdzierska and Nigel Daley.

Best wishes

Jack Westbrook

Lead Warden

Friends of Stockers Lake

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