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different from the more familiar Red Campion. Then,
currently two plants that have just appeared in the
churchyard; a miniature member of the foxglove
family, which has the delightful modern name of
Weasel’s Snout. Secondly, a small spike flower –
Vervain which has ancient names as Holy Herb and
Enchantment Herb. There are well known cultivated
forms that are common garden plants.
If you are interested in the derivation of plant names
there is a delightful book by Geoffrey Grigson called
‘The Englishman’s Flora’, which is fascinating reading,
in which the author has researched literature from
over 500 years, many of them herbals, to investigate
the local uses of our ‘common’ plants.

Conservation Working Parties – we need your help

After a long pause we will be resuming our Conservation Working Parties on the
morning of Saturday 2 October. We will meet at the stream bridge near to the
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Scout Hut, Elder Road at 10am. We normally finish about 12.00. We need more
volunteers and your help for our conservation working parties as many hands
make for light work! All are welcome at our conservation working parties (under
16s should be accompanied by an adult). No experience is required, there’s a
friendly crowd, it is great fun and good exercise too!
Our main task at this working party will be to clear some of the dense
undergrowth that has grown up over the past two summers – this will allow more
light to reach the ground and for a range of wild flowers to thrive. If you have
shears or loppers, please bring them with you. If not, spares will be available and
any other necessary tools provided.
Additional Conservation Work Parties will be held on Saturday 6 November and
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Saturday 4 December. Further dates in 2022 will be announced nearer the time.
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Contact Us

If you would like to know more about the work of the Wildlife and Environment
Group or to be included on our e-mailing list, please contact:
Tony Bates at tonybates19@gmail.com / 01929 471563 or

Mike Gee at mike.n.g@outlook./com / 0775 988 4942

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