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Cowslips Return to Rawcliffe Meadows

In Copse Meadow, the first Cowslips are beginning to flower. We planted several dozen last autumn, grown from seed collected from the wonderful Nosterfield Nature Reserve near Ripon, managed by our friends from the Lower Ure Conservation Trust , some of … Continue reading

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Tansy beetles on telly

The 26th May edition of BBC Countryfile apparently contains news from the Tansy Beetle Action Group project’s work at Beningbrough Hall and the Yorkshire Museum Gardens. It will be good to see York’s magnificent beetles appearing on television!

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