Summer 2026 Update

Despite the long, grey, wet, winter and a cold May the spring flowers and plants did well. Now we have harsh summer weather which has held some plants back, but we are fortunate to have a stream flowing through the site, which has enabled us to hold off many of the effects of the weather. It can be seen from the attached photos that many plants have succeeded, but most of them have finished much earlier than usual.

Ragwort with Cinnabar moth caterpiller

Vandalism remains a problem, which is true everywhere, but there is a not a great deal we can do to stop it, however, littering continues to remain low.

Malva

I have no more words so please enjoy the Photos of Shandy’s Brook.

Purple loosestrife with buff tailed bumble bee.

Oxeye daisy.

Catananche.

Evening primrose.

Malva.

Nepetia.