Champagne celebration at Swan Lane tidy-up following award win
A bottle of champagne which was given with the Newmarket Community Environment/Heritage Award and enjoyed by some of the volunteers who met for a tidy-up of the wild flower area…
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Botanical survey at Swan Lane identifies diverse range of plants
A botanical survey was carried out by a Cambridge botanist on the wildflower area at Swan Lane and 41 different plants were identified. The area will be strimmed in a…
Autumn tidy-up of the river
A number of volunteers, over several days, cut back and tidied up the vegetation at Swan Lane Bridge, Brookside and the Duck Pond.
Wildlife camera captures kingfisher, heron, otters and more
Our wildlife camera has been very active over the winter months, in several locations in the village, and has captured mallard ducks, moorhens, the kingfisher, the heron, little egrets, grey…
Wildflower seeds sown at Swan Lane
A selection of wildflower seeds have been sown on the grass and bank area – it is anticipated that it will take several years for these to become established.
Swan Lane river restoration update
A group of 10 very enthusiastic village volunteers met over two weekends by Swan Lane Bridge in early November. With the years of overgrown vegetation now cut back the extent…