The study of wildflowers within the sector in the churchyard has been completed for this year. It created interest with passers-by and the judges in both rounds of the Best Kept Village competition. So what have been the findings?
Some of the flowers were
easily recognised; Dandelions, Daisies, Primroses and later in the
year Cow Parsley. Those perhaps not so well known though still
relatively common were Cuckoo Flower, Herb Robert, Purple Dead
Nettle, Ground Ivy and Bugle. These were present in other areas
within the graveyard but a number of species were found only in this
area. This was because they were able to grow and flower due to the
area not being mowed as usual. These included Common Persicaria,
Creeping Buttercup and Lady's Smock. Hopefully these will have been
able to seed and spread further within the graveyard.
The study will be
continued next year using another area within the graveyard.
Meanwhile there has been the offer of some wildflower seed which
could be sown in areas within the graveyard where at present little
appears to grow.
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