a partner church in the WOLDSBURN benefice
CHURCH AT KIRKBURN
Plenty of old wood and prunings have been left laying around or in heaps to rot down and provide a habitat for insects which in turn help support mammals & birds.
If you want to use wild local plants in your garden, contact Miresbeck Nursery at North Cave – Tel. 01430 421543 or e mail at admin@miresbeck.co.uk . Apart from selling a wide range of local provenance wild flowers, they also sell top quality garden plants.
Meadows and plants
Some failures and successes here. The first attempt to introduce some meadow plants from local hay was only partially successful. There was simply too much moss in some areas and the seeds failed to reach the ground and germinate.
Last autumn, the grass was harrowed to clear some of the moss and the area re-seeded with seed from a traditional Yorkshire meadow. So far, the results are promising and there is much more Yellow Rattle than before, but it will be some time before the results will be clear. This method also has its disadvantages and allows unwanted seeds to germinate. Hence the number of dandelions that have appeared.
With the help of a small wild flower nursery, some common spotted orchids have been transplanted here and there. This is apparently quite difficult to achieve, but so far about 50% have survived.
Unfortunately someone has sprayed off one of the graves and the surrounding area and the result is a large ugly patch of dead vegetation. This is really a waste of time because all that happens is that the cleared ground is colonised by nettles, docks and any other seeds which blow in.
Please do not use any sprays in the churchyard, it is not permitted. If you have any complaints or suggestions then please contact the church wardens.
Meadows and plants
Some failures and successes here. The first attempt to introduce some meadow plants from local hay was only partially successful. There was simply too much moss in some areas and the seeds failed to reach the ground and germinate.
Last autumn, the grass was harrowed to clear some of the moss and the area re-
Unfortunately someone has sprayed off one of the graves and the surrounding area and the result is a large ugly patch of dead vegetation. This is really a waste of time because all that happens is that the cleared ground is colonised by nettles, docks and any other seeds which blow in.
Please do not use any sprays in the churchyard, it is not permitted. If you have any complaints or suggestions then please contact the church wardens.
Moth Survey
Tony Ezard from Rudston and Dr. Dave Chesmore from York University are the local moth experts and have kindly offered to survey the moth population in and around the churchyard. The first survey was in late April and not particularly successful – it was far too cold, but it was a beautiful night and good fun. However there will be two more surveys in mid and late summer. Tony will choose the night based on the weather and there will be little warning, so if anyone is interested in coming along, please give Judy Adamson or Pat Smith your telephone number or e mail address and we will let you know.
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