Garden update October 2023
After a very successful meeting with Jenna Cairns from the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere and Malcolm Haddow SWSEIC support officer (South West Environmental Information Centre) we have a plan to take the garden further.
Increase the biodiversity in the garden by:
- Introducing more native flowers, planting bulbs, flowers, and scattering seeds (Emily Hay from CEI will be providing some of these and working with the school.
- Cap group have given a donation of £100 to raise the planting beds.
- Using the resources, we have we will be encouraging a host of wildlife including hedgehogs by moving the branches we had from clearing previously from the garden into a more suitable area.
- Looking at introducing water areas in the garden to encourage a whole host of insect, mammals, and bird life.
- Malcom has said they would lend us a trail cam to record and watch to see what wildlife comes into the garden when the children are not there.
- Compost area will be made, we will be asking the community if they have any unused compost bins they will donate, or we will make our own.
- Wildflowers being planted along the fence between the garden and pitch and up along the fence with the field to encourage insects and birds.
- Bird houses and bird feeders will be purchased for the garden also.
- We will also be installing a weather station within the garden for the children to record the weather.
M.Donald
MaidSafe Foundation
