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Nature Blog by Jenny Bourne

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  • Festive Greens

    Festive Greens

    Thursday 12th December 2024

    The mistletoe in our old apple tree is now abundantly festooned with pearly white berries, some branches destined for sale at our Christmas Café this Sunday and the rest left for the birds. I haven’t yet seen a mistle thrush foraging in it,

  • Natural Resources

    Natural Resources

    Monday 25th November 2024

    Over the past years RPA volunteers have worked on in several natural ‘green’ resources projects that benefit both plotholders and site biodiversity. Some serve dual functions eg the native deciduous hedge – a visual and physical barrier between the site and Church Grove Passage that also provides food and shelter for wildlife. Here’s a brief summary

  • Hallowe'en Dig/no dig

    Hallowe'en Dig/no dig

    Thursday 31st October 2024

    A mild, overcast and damp day for Hallowe’en; some of this season’s pumpkins and squashes will be being carved into scary faces, with a (well supervised!) tea light glowing inside for later this evening. Meanwhile I’ve been harvesting the last of the dried beans

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    Red and gold

    Tuesday 22nd October 2024

    A prolonged spell of mild and intermittently very wet weather and it’s still not feeling very autumnal, apart from a bright Hunter’s Moon last week and cobwebs shimmering in early morning light.

  • Biodiversity Projects

    Biodiversity Projects

    Thursday 3rd October 2024

    Over the past years RPA volunteers have constructed and managed a range of projects that benefit site biodiversity and plotholders alike. One such feature is the native deciduous hedge that runs the length of the south perimeter side, now one of the longest complete hedges of its kind in Surrey.

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