Lower Fields Primary School

Our job today was to create a dead-hedge to mark the edge of the pond to prevent accidents.  We harvested willow, ash and alder to create stakes and the horizontal barrier. We stripped the willow to try and prevent it taking root. 

The meadows were looking gorgeous; lots of meadow vetchling, tufted vetch, tares and meadow cranesbill. There were quite a few ringlet butterflies and a few meadow brown, both species which rely on the grass species in the flowery meadows. 

We survived the early afternoon heavy rain (well, we are used to wet feet) to make it back to the office for tea and cake to thank Chris for his time with us which comes to end soon. We wish him well in his next ventures.