A foolish dream-the journey begins

sar · #1 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 04:52 PM

Just to let you know that my foolish dream(or reasonable plan) started on 11/3/09 when the solicitor rang to say i am now the proud owner of some land

I have been in touch with the Wildlife trust for advice and help with a botanical survey.
I know there is a patch of selfheal which I saw last summer. I am led to believe there are also bee orchids.
I feel very lucky.

snowdrop · #2 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 08:31 PM

WoW! Lucky you, I'm green

with envy.

I hope you post a few pics of you plants etc.

Paul mabbott · #3 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 08:37 PM

Well done. Not foolish at all. If the only thing you do is to stop people building on or farming the land then you've made great contribution to wildlife .... but you'll do a lot more than that. God luck and let us know if there's any advice we can give!

PMG · #4 (**permalink**) 14-03-2009, 06:57 AM

Well done - thats the way to go - and I hope you enjoy looking at your bee orchids and feeling very satisfied that they survive cos of us - thats a great achievement .........

Pauline

Hedge Witch · #5 (**permalink**) 14-03-2009, 08:10 AM

Well done sar, sounds like a really worthwhile project you are setting up

Can you post some pictures so we can drool some more?

badgerwatcher · #6 (**permalink**) 14-03-2009, 09:31 AM

Fantastic, Sar! Will you do a blog to tell us of the progress of your discoveries? What sort of soil is it? High land or low? Water sources on site? Is it near where you live? Very exciting.