"Any vegetation that is structurally more complex than mown grass represents a significant habitat gain in urban landscapes".
Which basically means, if you let it grow and go a bit wild, it suddenly becomes an amazing place for birds and bugs. And that's definitely been happening. Blackbirds laden with worms and other creepie crawlies have been on the Green daily (a new sight for us), and we've had cuckoos and thrush spotted too. Plus all kinds of beneficial plant species have emerged from the grass - bee and lacewing friendly cow parsley, soil enriching dandelions and comfrey, as well as bluebells and clumps of daffodils.
Anyway, enough words. Time for some nice pics of our amazing new green space!
(Acutally, one last thing, the book I mentioned earlier was co-edited by James Hitchmough and Nigel Dunnett, who's also amazing).
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