Terry's photos
We returned
this week to Newclose Cricket Ground, but this time it was for our perennial
project – pulling Himalayan Balsam. The
first half of the session was spent working through the southernmost part of
the woodland which lies between the cricket ground and the River Medina. We have worked this area many times over the
years and it is paying off – few plants were found in sporadic patches. After tea break we worked our way northwards. Mark walked along the cycle track and could
see through the trees to guide GG-ers to patches of HB.
Towards the
end of the session we reached the area that we finished at last year. The plants had been very mature and although
we collected seeds, they were also pinging everywhere. The huge stand of HB found today was the
result of that seeding. We pulled as
much as we could but will be returning to this site within the next few weeks.
Thank you to Terry for the photos.
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