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Friday, 7 June 2013

Sid Meadow in June 2013... and July 2012

This is what's happening at Sid Meadow in the Byes:

a section of the meadow, fresh seedlings emerging


a specially-commissioned bench in front of hawthorn and leafing dogwoods




a new gate and a new interpretation board - which shows a photo of a deer peering over long grass in the Meadow at the height of summer
another section of the meadow with fresh growth
and the same area with a close-up of the info sign











The Parks department of the District Council is to be congratulated for this initiative, buying directly from the company Nova-Flore: 
who have been growing and supplying the seed for most of the British companies selling wildflower mixes, who themselves are very impressed, for example:
The District Council will be reimbursed by more funding successfully applied for by the Friends of the Byes:

The meadows should be looking like this very soon, taken last year:








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