Yes, you read that right – our 14th year of keeping the path open for everyone.

That’s as many seasons as The Great British Bake Off.

Pretty amazing stuff and a double-bonus because food is always close to my heart!!

This week we finished off the underpass wildflower clearing, a delightfully sheltered suntrap with a bench to rest and enjoy a cuppa.

Whilst the westerly side did well last summer, the easterly side struggled with wildflowers. We can get some shade loving seeds to try and have a better go this summer. We started a dead-hedge to create a border and transition from the scrubby bramble, to the wildflower mini-meadow. This gives insect larva something to burrow into and then habitat to live in when they become adult insects.

A view from above.

And our YouTube for people who prefer to see a video.

This month is pretty bleak for a lot of people, with short and cold days, long nights, and the massive come-down from Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The third Monday of January is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year and has been dubbed “Blue Monday” because of this. So, as always, come and join in. It will lift your spirits doing something with purpose and a goal. There’s always plenty to do, from putting up bird-boxes to hunting for fungi…

There really is something for everyone…

Next week we are carrying on northwards from the underpass, making the path wider and cutting scallops into the side that gets the most sunshine, and also adding to our dead-hedges with the cuttings.

Until then!

Paul