2016-17 - update and plan
A new active season begins in October following a Summer of walking, talking and planning around the Rea Valley. The weekly 'Woodland Wednesdays' at Highbury Park have been well attended and feedback to these regular gatherings is positive. To add variety to our Wednesday gatherings we have been supported by the B&BC Wildlife Trust 'Nature Improvement Programme', which enabled us to work on a scheme to improve the grassland at Highbury Park. During August we took delivery of four bales of wildflower rich hay from Eades Meadow; The lower part of the meadow, adjacent to Shutlock Lane, was treated prior to delivery, this was followed by hay strewing and yellow rattle seed broadcasting a couple of weeks later, we wait for next year to see the results. Hay Strewing at Highbury Four of these bales were deposited at Highbury Meadows The bales were then rolled, broken and scattered so that the hay could be hand strewn over the prepared site The proposal...