We received planning permission to go ahead with our new information room recently and you may have noticed the flattened area in one corner of the Walled Garden
We will soon be closing off the fenced area round the sycamore just by the inner gate. This will be the first spring before which the area will have been totally rabbit-proof from the time the crocuses start to sprout and we are hoping it will have made a big difference to their number. There has been a slight hiccup with the removable gate in that it was left leaning on the fence. The cows rubbed against it and knocked it over. They then proceeded to walk over it, so it's going to need some attention!
The so-called horse pond just to the south of the Walled Garden
As I believe I have said before, we do have this continuing conflict between maintaining the reserve as a historic garden or as a nature reserve. Many of the trees or large shrubs that are removed are dead or dying, but occasionally they are cut down to provide light or space for other plants. We do secrete away much of the wood for habitat but there is far too much so we also burn some of it.
Some time ago I mentioned the mapping project for the reserve, an accurate digitised map being produced with the aim of showing all the hard features as well as plants. This would enable volunteers to keep track of and to protect the more unusual species when carrying out other work in the area. After the outline map was produced the addition of plants proceeded very slowly but this task has now been taken over by volunteer Brian Dawson and things have started to move much more quickly.
Finally a plea. I have lost the camera that I use to document the activities at Warley Place Warley Place
John C
