The wild flowers along road banks, hedgerows in woods and gardens have been really beautiful this year especially primroses in our Churchyard.
In April we welcomed the Cub Scouts who enthusiastically spent time working for their ECO Badge.
As grass is beginning to grow apace, we will be following the Dorset Wildlife’s Living Churchyards advice again. The grass will be cut short on the approach to the church, in the Remembrance Garden, on various grass pathways and near the Churchyard area in the corner by the West Wall and Strode Room. There will be areas mown less often and those only in late summer and autumn to encourage wildflowers and insects.
An article in the iPaper recently encouraged the preservation of moss in mown areas as we undergo climate change with drier summers. Moss supports tiny invertebrates that feed on the moss. Birds feed on the invertebrates and use moss for their nests. Moss survives drier summers better than grass, staying green.
An opportunity to look at nature in the Churchyard in more depth will take place on Saturday morning 6 June when we hold our annual nature count. We hope to have experts on hand again for identification. The BAEG have a guided walk Bluebells & Bats on Tuesday 12 May, see poster in Team News for details.
Saturday 6 June 10:30 to 12:30 – meet in Beaminster churchyard to enjoy, identify, and count wildflowers, grasses, bugs, insects, creatures, and birds etc. Please do come and join us.
Gillian Perrott
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