People have been asked what’s been planted along the verges of the new walk/cycle path connecting Melbourn and Shepreth.  Here’s the mix.

(Next working party will meet on 26 March, 1:30-3:30, at the Shepreth End of the path. Please bring a rake if you can!)

Plantago lanceolate (ribwort plantain)
Lotus corniculatus (bird’s foot trefoil
Galium verum (lady’s bedstraw)
Echium vulgare (viper’s bugloss)
Daucus carota (wild carrot)
Anthyllis vulneraria (kidney vetch)
Trifolium pratense (red clover) 100g
Trifolium arvense (hares foot clover)
Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy)
Prunella vulgaris (self heal)
Leontodon autumnalis (autumn hawkbit)
Leontodon hispidus (rough hawkbit)
Centaurea nigra (common knapweed)
Geranium pratense (meadow cranesbill)
Ranunculus acris (meadow buttercup)
Linaria vulgaris (common toadflax)
Onobrychis viciifolia (sainfoin)
Origanum vulgare (wild marjoram)
Silene vulgaris (bladder campion)
Knautia arvensis (field scabious)
Rumex acetosa (sorrel)

Many thanks again to the TTP Group for their generous donation, Skanska for the high viz vests, and Manit for kids’ rakes.