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Tree tubes be gone.

Yesterday saw an enthusiastic group of National Park volunteers removing about a thousand (?) tree shelters and stakes from one area on the cluster. The old shelters and plastic ties will be recycled by Tubex, who originally manufactured them. Only a few hundred left to do!

Cowslip survey.

https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/cowslip-survey Plantlife are running a cowslip survey to determine the quality of the grassland where they are found. Apparently there are two sorts (morphs) of cowslips and a roughly equal number of both signify healthy grassland. It’s a very easy survey to do with full instructions provided and you record your results on the associatedContinue reading “Cowslip survey.”