Willow is an unusual wood. Stick a nice fresh cutting in the ground and more times than not it roots and grows. It turns out that its bark contains lots of rooting hormone and salicylic acid (related to aspirin). This means that you can create sculptures of living willow like this one a team of us recently did in the lower part of the orchard. Let’s see if it grows! Many thanks to Christine who designed and led this project.

Which reminds me that this Saturday 17 from 10-12 we will be doing our first orchard work session. We have a few places left at this stage, please let me know via this blog if you can come.

Meanwhile let me leave you with two interesting sightings from the park. The first is wood anemone spotted near the seasonal pond by Tony.

The second, a little egret seen by Bobbie near the Langley pond. I love these birds but I fear that our ponds are not to their liking just now, with all their silt. Hey ho – soon to be mended I trust.

See you soon.