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A site visit to Marlborough Primary School this afternoon turned into an impromptu bug hunt. The grounds are fantastic and School Gardening Session leader Deb is involving all year groups...

17/09/2013

I’ve just come back from a site visit to Montpelier Primary School in Plymouth. What fantastic work they have done on their grounds since I visited and shared some ideas...

10/09/2013

A little help from our friends… Spring has finally arrived and so have the April showers. Fortunately, the sun was out on Wednesday afternoon when Millfields Trust and Oak class...

05/08/2013

Buzzing Spring bees & cuckoos! A short visit to our new meadow in Central Park today, and we found lots of buzzing mining bees – including the Ashy mining bee...

05/08/2013

Pollinator-friendly primary schools Today saw our first school grounds planting. Fifteen pupils from Compton C of E Primary helped to plant over 400 wild flower plug plants on two areas...

05/08/2013

We need your help to plant a buzzing meadow! When? Sunday 12th May, 11am-1pm Where? Stonehouse Park, Plymouth Come and help us to plant wildflowers in Stonehouse Park to help...

05/08/2013

Stonehouse Park Meadow Creation Having seen the weather forecast, I thought I would be on my own planting 500 wildflower plugs in Stonehouse Park. Fortunately 10 brave volunteers joined us...

05/08/2013

A Little Patch of Ground Today we visited a new project for Plymouth’s Buzzing. A Little Patch of Ground is a community food growing project in Efford. Residents of all...

05/08/2013

A Buzzing Bug Day at Central Park! Join us on Saturday 8th June in Central Park to find out what has moved in to our new meadow! Lots of fun...

05/08/2013

Loving a Buzzing Park in Love Parks Week Volunteers Beth, Anthony and Stuart joined Rupert and Chris in Central Park Meadow for a Love Parks Week Plymouth’s Buzzing Bug Hunt....

05/08/2013