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To look at the Isle of Wight Green Gym web page (contains details of sessions etc) please use the following link :- www.iwgreengym.org.uk.

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Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Wed 21st June 2023 - Newclose Cricket Ground, Shide. GG # 939.

 Terry's Photographs.












This week the GG campaign to try and eradicate pesky plants from the IoW continued with work on the stream bordering the Newport Cricket Ground. As can be seen from the photographs above... the prolonged hot spell hasn't reduced the height or number of Himalayan plants - unfortunately..! 

Geoff's Editorial.

We all met up at Newclose cricket ground not to apply willow to leather but to attack Himalayan balsam in the adjoining woodland.

We faced an impenetrable jungle of nettles and bramble but Green Gymers hacked their way in to find the swathes of balsam, some up to two metres tall.

There were soon large piles of uprooted plants left to rot. The plants were just coming into flower so we will have prevented them providing seed for next years growth. There was good attendance on a pleasantly warm morning.

Many thanks to Geoff for the editorial and Terry for the excellent photographs.

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