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- Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Save Abbots Leigh meadow from development
- Replies: 6
- Views: 798
Re: Save Abbots Leigh meadow from development
I have signed and sent the link to family in Bristol.
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:32 am
- Forum: Life in the Meadow
- Topic: Bramble Butterflies and Glow-worms
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2183
Re: Bramble Butterflies and Glow-worms
What I've noticed is that the Gatekeepers have come early this year. I saw some on 9 July, whereas most years they would not appear till late in the month.
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:29 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Government's Attack on Nature
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2730
Re: Government's Attack on Nature
I have just written to my MP, Anne-Marie Morris, protesting about the Government's plans. If you do write, please be aware that MPs tend to place less weight on letters from constituents that cut and paste material from elsewhere, and more on personal statements linked to voting intentions. A clear ...
- Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:35 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Talk by Tracey Hameston
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1671
Re: Talk by Tracey Hameston
Sounds good. Can you tell us when it will be?
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:16 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Research demonstrates high value 'injurious weeds' can bring to pollinators and biodiversity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2715
Re: Research demonstrates high value 'injurious weeds' can bring to pollinators and biodiversity
Oh, I see that data on a whole range of plants is available here: https://www.dopi.org.uk/search However, the data show the number of interactions between one plant and one pollinator. You would have to add the number for each pollinator to get an overall score for a plant. It looks a great source i...
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:06 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Research demonstrates high value 'injurious weeds' can bring to pollinators and biodiversity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2715
Re: Research demonstrates high value 'injurious weeds' can bring to pollinators and biodiversity
What a great piece of research! Of course, it prompts more questions - eg, how do these three species compare with other meadow plants that are not classified as "noxious"? Other species of thistle, knapweed, umbellifers, etc. Personally, I nurture every ragwort and thistle that I come acr...
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:28 am
- Forum: Making and Managing Meadows
- Topic: Random Observations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4530
Re: Random Obsefrvations
Wow! What an amazing collection of useful tips. Thank you, Amy, you should write a book.
- Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:39 am
- Forum: One Person's Weed, Another's Wild Plant...?
- Topic: Soft rush and docks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7498
Re: Soft rush and docks
Thanks, Amy. I will watch these, as I have soft rush which is spreading a bit too much. It's so helpful that you put the key points in your post, so we know whether it's worth a watch.
- Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:03 pm
- Forum: Seeding
- Topic: Buy local seed wherever possible
- Replies: 19
- Views: 45419
Re: Buy local seed wherever possible
That's interesting, Steve, because I've used an Emorsgate mix in part of the meadow and the knapweed that has come up there is still in flower.
Mind you, everything seems to come late with us: we still have plenty of flowers on the yellow rattle!
Mind you, everything seems to come late with us: we still have plenty of flowers on the yellow rattle!
- Sun Jul 18, 2021 9:07 am
- Forum: Making and Managing Meadows
- Topic: Transplanting orchids
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6690
Re: Transplanting orchids
I am reading Pam Lewis's book "Making a wildflower meadow" at the moment and she has successfully transplanted orchids (she doesn't say which species). She says "we carefully lifted the orchids with as much soil as possible, hoping to keep their essential associated fungi intact"...