Fishponds and the Green Spaces Strategy
There were several patches of standing water on the grass at the Fishponds, which gave each group of duck its own domain. It was quite a 'wetland experience' for us and them and pleasant not to see the residents confined to the marginal ponds. Necessary management has reduced the amount of pendulous sedge, which has been choking the waterways. Ideally the site would benefit from a group of conservators that could undertake these tasks on a more regular basis, especially in these days of budget restrictions. Pepper saxifrage December There are a number of rare plants in the meadow, some of which were in flower or were exhibiting unseasonally well developed leaves after the warm December. There is some uncertainty as to their provenance, as the meadow was sown during the 1980's and the pepper saxifrage (shown) doesn't quite conform to type, although it was great to see it peeping through the grass in so many places. The Green Spaces Strategy consultation is ...