Jam packed with brambles no longer!
3 GoodGymers made their way to help the Kingston Biodiversity Network Organisation in Kingston upon Thames.
- Sunday, 6th of June 2021
- Led by Mark Barun
3 Goodgym folk met on a humid and sticky Sunday morning to help with some bramble management. We met at the path by the Hogsmill river and Melanie started with the brambles by the river with Alison from Kingston Biodiversity Network and Marie-Noelle (on her first task with Goodgym - welcome!) and Caroline joined the second group at Kingston cemetery. The idea was to tame the brambles to allow the other plants a chance to flower and attract all manner of pollinators. It seemed to be working as we spotted loads of flying insects including bees and damselflies. Melanie and her group joined the cemetery team after clearing a safe path for walkers along the river and we were soon hacking away at a wall of thorns. Having picked up a fair few scratches and stings (the joys of overgrown green places!) we retreated to find that it's amazing how much you can get done in a short amount of time. We had cleared a large patch, filled 4+ barrows and found more than 5 memorials that had been so overgrown, noone knew they were even there. After a quick selfie and water break, we went out separate ways to enjoy the rest of our Sundays in the knowledge of a job well done and some inspiration from one of the uncovered inscriptions...life's work well done, life's race well run.
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