Tag Archives: wildflower meadow

And finally…

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Paul

….it’s starting to come good. We have reds, blues, pinks, yellows, whites, and purples in our mini-meadow, and a fantastic backdrop in the distance. All this colour will be the annuals in the seed-mix with the perennials taking over in … Continue reading →

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Volunteers’ Week 2019

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Paul

Yeah, would you believe it, Volunteers’ Week happens every year and everyone is supposed to thank volunteers for their efforts this week. Marcus, Aaron and myself got loads of thanks this week, as we do every week, so we were … Continue reading →

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Weekender

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Paul

Great turn-out for our weekend workday. Tom, Victoria, Tim, Marcus, Aaron and Paul made it to the steps down to the reservoir and we cracked on with replacing the steps that had come loose – which was most of them, … Continue reading →

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Tingling Fingers

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Paul

Tingling Fingers – sounds like a real ale brewed at a Warwickshire micro-brewery. Sadly, the nearest any of us lot got to alcohol was the anti-bac hand-wash in the first-aid kit. The coffee came a close second-place though, for Marcus, … Continue reading →

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Lots to do and running out of time

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Paul

Marcus and myself today. Just to recap, we want a bird-feeder clearing with a mini-wildflower meadow. We have this and just need to let the meadow grow. We want a clearing focussed on bees and other pollinators. We also want … Continue reading →

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Mini Wildflower Meadow

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Paul

Today I got there on time!! A miracle, some might say.. lol I thought it might be worth adding the back story to what we are doing. I ran the idea of removing scrub and replacing it with a wildflower … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Paul

Day two of our wildflower meadow work and we got another 12 mtr by 4 mtr block cleared. Marcus did most of the clearing work and Mick started digging up bramble roots.   Looking up and down from the picnic … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Paul

Marcus and myself made it today and we started to create our wildflower meadow. We have allowed our ideas to morph a little bit and are now creating this meadow around the communal bench in the bird-feeder area. It is … Continue reading →

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Nicely dodged the thunderstorms

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Paul

Our workday was nicely wedged between two thunderstorms, and you could feel the heavy air as we worked, boy was it humid. Four wildlife warriors made it today. Mick W, Arron, Mick D and myself. Our first job was to … Continue reading →

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Workday and a bit of a plan.

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Paul

We had a training session last Saturday with Sustrans. I updated the facebook page and will just pull that update onto here because it forms the main thrust of our winter work schedule. “Sow new seeds on the banks where … Continue reading →

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