The meadow alongside the Fulling Mill footpath has seen a flurry of activity in recent weeks. You may have read Lucie Maitland’s report of the finds made by a group of local metal detectorists just a couple of weeks ago, together with photos of the artefacts unearthed that revealed activity from the Romano/Saxon period, the visitation of troops during the English Civil War and a Napoleonic coin.
This week saw activity of a different kind as a small group of Walkers are Welcome volunteers joined forces with Lucie to improve the biodiversity and pollination of the meadow.
A couple of hours was spent digging over the last remaining strip of nettles to prepare the meadow seedbed for sowing sainfoin and red clover later this week.
Lucie said, “Hopefully, this “pollinator patch” that lies opposite to the footpath will provide a pleasing swathe of colour for passing walkers as well as helping pollinators. It was hard work, but very productive and gratefully received, not least as the volunteers all chose to donate their payment to local charities”.