Boundary House Fen - 27th April 2024
Blog by Eleanor, photos by Sally and Kevin We met, as usual, in the Greenkeepers' compound, while Kevin, our leader, drove along the road with the tools to a spot just opposite the fen . We had plenty of volunteers, despite the damp and chilly weather. We made our way to the fen, where Rod d'Ayala met us and explained the tasks. One task was to dig up hemlock growing along the boundary hedge. Hemlock is a plant in the umbellifer family, rather like cow parsley in appearance, but very poisonous. It can be recognised by its blotchy, purplish red stems. Some of us set to work digging it up while the others went on to the fen to scythe reeds, rake them up and transport them to piles or put them in the stream in order to spread