The Lower Wildlife Area
Description
This area covers the site of the original paddling pool which has had the base broken and has been filled with top soil. This area has been allowed to seed naturally and provides a small wild area in the lower part of the park.
Current condition
This area is now under the management of the Friends of Lowndes Park. The nettles and docks have not been eliminated but have been restricted to allow other native species to get a look in. Paths have been created to allow the public to wander through and observe the wild life.
News & Events
The Friends are moving the weekend working party to the second Sunday of the month and the next one will be on Sunday 12 February. We hope to be pruning roses, weeding the beds and then take a look to see if the snowdrops we have planted over the last few years are coming through. We meet at 10am in the Archena Garden which is next to the Temperance Hall in Church Street.
The Friends are hoping to plant around 30 native tree saplings in the Wildlife Area at their working party on Sunday 8 January. They have been donated by the 10th Chesham Guides and were given to them by the Woodland Trust. The varieties of tree include Holly, Wild Rose, Hawthron, Hazel and Dogwood.
We would like to thank Helena Mills who raised £570 for the Friends of Lowndes Park in memory of her good friend Ben Cargill. Over the course of the last summer she took part in not one but three triathlons. Please click on the title for more details and picture.
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