Funding from Halton Lune Hydro Trust has enabled us to contract Carl Richardson to dig out and strim down the docks before they set seed. This is all part of the process to get Hermitage Field into better condition for growing wild flowers. The benches on site have been liberated from weeds, one is in for …
Thank you once again to our local volunteers who have planted a staggering 1,500 plug plants on the meadow so far we have managed to keep most of them alive during this period of hot weather. Thank you once again to our local volunteers who have planted a staggering 1,500 plug plants on the meadow …
A wonderful donation of three sacks of species rich ‘barn sweepings’ from hay from local species rich meadows donated by Cath and Bill Grayson, local conservation graziers. The barn sweepings will contain lots of fine meadow grasses, meadow buttercups, red clover eyebright and the fine seeds of orchids which appear as dust and have fallen …
Our next volunteering events are Monday 5th July 6-7pm and Wednesday 7th July when we will be planting locally grown wild flower plugs onto Hermitage Field. All welcome. You will need a gardening hand trowel and gardening gloves. All welcome, children should be accompanied by a responsible adult. Contact us here Now we have had …
Our enthusiastic volunteers continue to join us planting seeds and pricking out wild flower seedlings in the poly tunnel we meet on Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings and if you would like to join us please email us via the contact page. Our next outdoor socially isolated volunteer sessions are Wednesday 2nd June 6.30pm-7.30pm and …
A wonderful donation of three sacks of species rich ‘barn sweepings’ from hay from local species rich meadows donated by Cath and Bill Grayson, local conservation graziers. The barn sweepings will contain lots of fine meadow grasses, meadow buttercups, red clover eyebright and the fine seeds of orchids which appear as dust and have fallen …
Our brilliant volunteers turned out to plant 300 wild flower plug plants in an isolated plug planting session, in addition to growing them too! This brings the total of wild flowers planted to 550. Thank you all. Volunteers also cleared the site of two big sacks of old baler twine and baler plastic wrap Thank …
The first community plug planting gets underway on the meadow with Common knapweed, a plant we selected for our logo planted first. This project to grow plug plants has been sponsored by The Areti Charitable Trust with support from Lancaster City Council. The Lune Hydro Trust grant has enabled us to purchase sharp sand and …
Work in the poly tunnels continues with our ever increasing volunteer team, growing locally harvested wild flower seed as plug plants which will be planted onto the meadow with volunteer help. It is our long term aim to support other local wild flower projects too. If you would like to join us please get in …
We have started wild flower plug planting for the meadow. The plugs will enhance the lower 1/3 of the site which was planted with wildflower seed from Bell Sykes Coronation Meadow and Gait Barrows Reserve in Autumn 2020. Thank you to Lancaster City Council for use of the poly tunnel space. We are growing once …
