Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Appley Park, Ryde GG #1048

Mark's photo

 Terry's photos

Bracket fungus

It was a welcome change this week to not be pulling Himalayan Balsam!  We were assisting Tony Gillingham, IWC Tree Officer, with the management of the wildflower area at Appley Park in Ryde.  The grass had been cut and so that the nutrients don’t return to the soil, we were asked to rake off any cut material.  Due to the hot, dry summer there wasn’t too much to rake.  One of Tony’s colleagues was raising the canopy of a few trees and his cut material and the raked off grass were put into a dead hedge.  We then moved eastwards and raked off a more challenging area which had been covered with brambles. 

See link for a few more details about this lovely parkland -

https://www.iow.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-heritage/recreation-and-lesiure/parks-and-public-spaces/council-managed-parks/

Thank you to Terry and Mark for the photos.