Apologies for this blog being late out - I was away in Stirling and assumed (wrongly) it was being done in my absence. So, anyway... On Tuesday last week were back at Corstorphine Hill, not spiraea though! A new Project! ...
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The Kilbirnie Green Gym group were faced with a huge challenge when they were asked to create a garden for the town's Bridgend Community Centre. Ordinarily, community gardening is right up BTCV's street, though this ...
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Tuesday; where is that Island? Polkemmet Country Park. Picked up volunteers and headed out to the 9th hole to try and find a small island that needed some rhododendron cutting back. The weather was all over the place, ...
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Last week made a nice change as we were at some new locations doing some unusual tasks. On Tuesday we were back at Corstorphine Hill, as the trip to John Muir Country Park was called off by bad weather. So the attack on ...
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So what happened last week? On Tuesday we were at Polkemmet Country Park, this time burning rhododendron - previously cut and placed in 'habitat piles'. There was a fair trek from the car park to the location of the fire ...
Continue reading Invasive species… and insects…