Mulch ado about Pennyroyal
3 GoodGymers made their way to help their local community in Windsor and Maidenhead.
- Saturday, 30th of April 2022
- Led by Tara Isherwood
Three goodgymers headed to a small but highly important piece of grazing land today. The land owned by Eton College is designated as a SSSI, because of the presence of a rare and declining plant called the Pennyroyal. As a consequence, the management of scrub is highly important to enable the Pennyroyal to thrive. It grows in the halo of a damp divot in the ground in a unique habitat.
Our task is to support Nature Bureau to clear the scrub. The task involved working to load cuttings into wheelbarrows and relocate the eco piles into the lower field, south of the hedgerow/drainage ditch. We were supported by other local volunteers which was heaps of fun with encouragement from the resident wildlife.
It is a beautiful location we enjoyed pitch forking in and the weather made it a really memorable task.
Report written by Tara Isherwood
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Great task and lovely to see Tara and meet Julian 😊
Great to meet you Amy and Tara!
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