Notts Building Better Communities…
….have awarded a grant to Friends of Peafield Park, for the installation of metal knee rails to be placed on the boundary of Whinney Hill Woods and the Flood Dykes. Well done to Sue Wills, the treasurer of FOPP, who put in the hard work involved in making the application for funding.
In the past two or three years there has been a constant tide of vandalism concentrated on the wooden fencing at the boundary, which has been ripped apart and burned. The installation of metal knee rails will deter this vandalsim and also may be a positive step towards keeping motorbikes out of the woods.
The woods are looking particularly lovely at the moment with a mass of bluebells and the odd celandine making an appearance. The smell of spring is almost over-powering to the senses; the hawthorns are breaking into flower and the cow parsley and wild carrots are giving off the sweet honey aroma that is so attractive to the bees and insects. Walking in the woods, followed by a meander along the Maun Valley Trail is such a wonderful way to reach out and touch nature. Why not take a stroll and introduce some peace and tranquility into your life - it’s the perfect weather for it and you may glimpse the kingfishers alongside the river.
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