STOKE HOLY CROSS JUBILEE MEADOW
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While we haven't said goodbye to winter yet there are already signs of new growth with Snowdrops in flower and other bulbs appearing and even in winter there's lots to see on the Meadow - find out more here . ​
Welcome to the new year​​​
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Making the Meadow
See what the Jubilee Meadow Makers have been up to
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The newly dug over area has been covered with a weed suppressant before being planted next year (photo Pauline Montgomery)
The Jubliee Meadow Makers have dug over a new area to create another 'mini wildflower meadow' (photo by Pauline Montgomery)
Little Owls are frequently heard and occasionally seen in the area and now thanks to Ray we now have a purpose built nest box for them (photo by Dave Jones)
The new bug house has been planted a selection of plants including herbs which we hope will create a 'living' roof (photo by Dave Jones)
The cut ('arisings') from the annual Meadow cut are left for several weeks to allow seeds to drop before being raked off and removed to reduce nutrients being returned to the soil (photo by Pauline Montgomery)
As part of the "Bugtastic" event on the Meadow the new bug house was filled with various materials to provide shelter (photo by Dave Jones)
By re-using pallets we've created a new bug house for the Meadow (photo by Pauline Montgomery)
Again the NWT generously provided a delivery of green hay to increase the variety on the Meadow (photo by Dave Jones)
We left some areas uncut to provide shelter and food (photo by Dave Jones)
The Meadow after the annual autumn cut (photo by Dave Jones)
Bob carried out the annual cut and this year added a baler to help collect the cut (photo by Dave Jones)
Replicating traditional meadow management techniques the Meadow gets a late summer cut. Although we cut some areas by hand the main work is done by machine (photo by Dave Jones)
Although a native plant that is valuable for many species we have a responsibility to control Ragwort on parts of the Meadow (photo by Pauline Montgomery)
Anna and Dave continue to check what is growing on the Meadow. 14 new species were found in 2025 (photo by Pauline Montgomery)
We've added a few more bits a decoration to the Meadow (photo by Dave Jones)
Our festive decorations (photo by Pauline Montgomery)
Peter kindly came along and carried out a survey of Bryophytes (a group of plants including the liverworts, hornworts, and mosses) adding 15 species of moss to our plant list (photo by Pauline Montgomery)
Thanks to a donation we added another Holly bush to the Meadow (photo by Pauline Montgomery)