It’s about time I gave you an update as to what’s happening on the Estate.
The very hot dry summer has taken its toll, but fortunately we’ve had no problems with fires.
The parkland is obviously very parched, but grass is very resilient, and is already recovering now that the rains have returned. In February, the Council planted three oak saplings in the middle of the parkland, to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They are a couple of hundred yards from the nearest supply of water, which is the tap by the Common Rangers’ office near the Lawn Cemetery. During the very hot spell the trees suffered, so we watered them ourselves.
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