Anna Louise Shepherd sent us this latest news:
We wanted to let you know that along with our monthly litter-pick ups we have got permission from the ABC Council Parks Department to be able to do a trial wildflower border in a little meadow on the street we have adopted. We also suggested that the Parks Dept might leave the little meadow without cutting it to attract butterflies and insects and they have agreed. Photos of a work party preparing the border for wildflowers and showing off the council signs to explain not cutting the area.
We have involved the brownies from church in visiting the meadow for a nature scavenger hunt and also did a session on growing seeds with all the girls planting sunflowers, there is a competition which will be judged in September, so the girls have to remember to continue their care for their plants over the summer.
Weather permitting we hope to have a combined Litterpick both on shore and by canoe of the river banks along with a local canoeist who does frequent clean ups of the Bann river.