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Published:
April 24, 2008
Schoolchildren join wildflower
planting at Highbridge's Apex Park
Green-fingered
youngsters from across Burnham-On-Sea took part in a special wildflower
planting session at Highbridge's Apex Park on Wednesday (April
23rd).
The
Friends of Apex Park Improvements Group and Sedgemoor District
Council has organised a series of planting sessions throughout
this week to help rejuvenate the park's existing wild meadow.
Thousands
of wildflower plugs will be planted to help establish a variety
of wildflowers within the meadow.
The
activities come after the Big Lottery Fund's Breathing Places
scheme awarded the Friends of Apex Park Improvements Group a huge
£9,000 last year towards restoring the wild flower meadow
at Apex Park.
On
Wednesday, youngsters taking part included 32 children from Beechfield
School (pictured here) and fifteen children from King Alfred After
School Science Club.
On Thursday, 60 children from St John's School will take part
and on Saturday a group of 15 Highbridge Guides will be helping
the planting work.
"Community
volunteers involved in the project have the opportunity to learn
more about wild flower meadows and volunteer for seed-sowing and
planting projects," said council spokeswoman Claire Faun.
"The
project involves creative conservation involving the use of native
wildflowers. On completion, the meadow will have increased biodiversity
of wildlife and flora value."
Species
of wildflowers being planted include angelica, meadowsweet, ox-eye
daisy, cow parsley, tufted vetch, hemp agrimony, fleabane, marsh
thistle and pendulous sedge.
A
similar planting session was held at the park last autumn, as
reported
here.
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