Before Lent started and as part of our progress to our Bronze award we have been working at improving the church grounds for wildlife.
Improving the church grounds for wildlife
We already have one nestbox up and will be adding another tit nestbox and a sparrow nestbox terrace before the Spring.
An area of the grass between the church and Kingfisher Drive has been seeded with a meadow wildflower mix containing up to 23 different species. Some of the plants should flower this year with the rest following on in 2021. These flowers will provide food for insects – bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths.
Four Rowan (Mountain Ash) trees have been planted at the entrance to the car park – two on each side. The blossom will provide nectar for insects and the berries food for birds. The ground underneath will be sown with a mix of native grasses and wild flowers in the Spring. These will provide food for insects – bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths. A hedge containing a mix of Hawthorn and Field Maple has also been planted in the gap between the end of the fence and the existing hedge round the Pre-school garden. The blossom will provide nectar for insects and the birds will benefit from the berries and the shelter that the hedge will provide when it thickens up.
