On a breezy morning, volunteers met at Abbey Farm, Flitcham again. This week’s task was to pull Ragwort in the flower meadow to stop it spreading.
The flower meadow has been created on land that is unsuitable for arable farming due to being rocky and chalk based and south facing.
Our efforts last year meant that there was comparatively little Ragwort on much of the area, and only smaller plants where some root had been left.
A pair of Red Kites kept us company for a while, flying low at times. Skylarks sang in the sky and John spotted one land and saw it on its nest.
A fabulous mixture of plants in the meadow to encourage insects. Eddie thanked us and said we would not need to pull Ragwort next year!
Additional photos taken by Hamish can be viewed by following the link below
