Met up with Simeon along with Sinead (Bumble Bee Conservation BBCT) at Sandy Water Park this morning as a follow up to a meeting a few months ago, looking at creating habitat for Bees and other inverts' along with some wild flowers in the swathe of grass that is Sandy Water Park.
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| Looking West across the lake |
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| Before |
With limited funds BBCT have engaged a contractor to strip an area of turf and put down a limestone gravel substrate.
Removing the turf and some topsoil will reduce the nutriments from the area making it better for naturally occurring flora to take hold, the gravel will help to replicate the lime conditions on the dunes and suppress the stronger ruderal flora from pushing through, possibly.
A man and a machine duly appeared and got stuck in making the job look so easy!!!, while another man and a brand new £80000 JCB loader stood by ready to move the gravel.
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| Doesn't take long |
Another example of partnership working for the benefit of the local wildlife and hopefully the local people. (interpretation on the way)
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| £80000, first day out |
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| Gravel laid |
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