New Hedges for Cornmill Meadow

Hilary Kelly writes:

There was quite a lot of flooding last month but thankfully the River Stour retreats reasonably quickly so no real damage was done.

Over the winter we have planted some trees which were donated by local residents including field maple, oak, silver birch, walnut and horse chestnut.

In January two new hedges were planted, one in each meadow. We hope when these are established they will link with older hedgerows to create better wildlife corridors for the small inhabitants of the meadows.

Many thanks to the volunteers who turned out to dig and plant on a Saturday morning.

Watch out for further opportunities to help our local wildlife site in the future.