The Wildlife Ramble
The Wildlife Ramble Was a Success!
A massive thank you to Dave Green, botanist & ecologist, for his wonderful ramble through St Mary’s Churchyard. Thank you also Revd. Ali Green for organising the event and Caroline Furnell for posting about the ramble on the Wingfield Parish Council Facebook Group.
A truly inspiring and informative time was had by all as we walked around the beautiful St Mary Church in Wingfield and learnt about the rich array of flora. The river of flowers and cacophony of birdsong is due to the grounds being allowed to grow into a mini meadow of wild flowers where wildlife can flourish, rather than the more traditional looking neatly mown grass. We learnt about edible mushrooms, the sweet hit one can enjoy from red clovers and how to know your ‘Cow Parsley’ from your ‘Hemlock’.
If you were unable to make the event, but would love to know more, please visit Wiltshire Botanical Society for more information. If more walks like this are something that interest you, please let us know and we will look to organising more events like this in the future.
Author: Bianca San Martin, Vice Chairman, Wingfield Parish Council.
