Making hay while the sun shines

Gravestones clearly visible now that the wild meadow grasses have been cutA Big Shout Out from WEG to thank those who responded to our appeal last week for a Work Party to clear the churchyard at Great Wilbraham of all the tall meadows grasses grown there this summer for the benefit of biodiversity etc.  

 

 

 

 

the work party photographed with St Nicholas' Church in the backgroundNigel, Ian, Graham, Fiona, Hilary, Frances, Martin, Andrew and Nick got the job done and had a few laughs at the same time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Lizard in the grass
Common Lizard

We came across a common lizard (photographed) and a pigmy shrew, hopefully evidence of populations of these creatures – and a cricket ball thumped into the grass some weeks ago by one of the village team’s big hitters!

Three of the working party making hay