Last month we continued work on the restoration of Jubilee Clearing as a more diverse habitat and as the historic site of the arboretum and the later Scouts camping ground. The invasive snowberry was cleared in March leaving a blighted forest floor. Anywhere overshadowed by the snowberry has suffered from suffocation, only ivy and moss have been able to grow and further retarding any natives that might grow.

With the area exposed to the sun the drier conditions will no longer be supportive for moss, and the ivy continued to suffocate any other growth. Volunteers worked to clear back the whole area to encourage greater diversity of species.

Raking-off the worst of the material, the way was prepared for the re-seeding of the area with a native woodland-edge glass and flowers. Whilst these are a new introduction, the area has been so long covered that a viable seed-bank in the soil is unlikely.

Raking-off the worst of the material, the way was prepared for the re-seeding of the area with a native woodland-edge glass and flowers. Whilst these are a new introduction, the area has been so long covered that a viable seed-bank in the soil is unlikely.