The man apparently gardening in waders is Greening Wymondham’s own Peter Knights. Known for his stellar work at the Browick Road Community Orchard, he’s also now involved in the Friarscroft Wood project.

And the waders? Gifted by Norfolk Wildlife Trust, they’ll be used when Peter and fellow volunteers start de-silting the new pond in Friarscroft Wood this month. The plan is to make it deep enough to encourage amphibians to overwinter and breed.

The wood lost five trees in early winds – which are being cut and stacked by a team from the district council. More native trees will be planted, but the losses mean a bonus for the ponds and damp meadow which are now less shaded.

A bonus, too, for Rothbury Park – the Town Council agreed last month that we can start work with our new project to improve the park for all its users. That means Matt Davies of the Norwich Fringe Project can come on board to schedule preliminary work.

Meanwhile, Greening Wymondham are working hard to secure grant funding for this project with help of local community feedback. Due to a late start, our main applications to the Lottery Fund and the Greater Norwich Growth Board have been deferred to the next funding round. This means that groundwork may not start on site until April 2025. We are also speaking to other smaller funders and hope that all this will produce a good outcome.

Finally two events we’re involved with between 10-12am on March 23rd: a repeat of the highly successful Wild Tribe Clothes Swap at the Library and the Wymondham Litter Pick, starting at the Methodist Church in Town Green. Fit in both, why don’t you!

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