A wonderful gathering of local residents, Goodgymmers and environmental activists descended once again on the green at Warnham Road to blitz the trash.

Things have been better of late, but fly-tippers dumped a suitcase and holdall full of bags, rucksacks and wallets under a tree by the allotment fences. We dove into the undergrowth with back up garden tools to clip brambles and make space. Teams tackled the road all the way up to the Wren Academy gates, and down the other end, and circled the bushes, rooting out plastics, bottles and other nonsense. We found two cut tyres and a canister and old laptop dumped nearby.

Some neighbours near the green came out to thank us and talk to us about the problems they've been facing, so we're planning something to make the space nicer for people and nature in the coming months, once we have a bit of critical mass. And Goodgym will be there to transform the space for the community!

Paul spotted some bluebells in the bushes and shared a fun fact: half the world's bluebells are in the UK, and back in medieval times, they were actually used as glue for arrowheads! English bluebells are a climate indicator because they grow in the warming weather after winter, but before the tree canopy has started to shade the ground below.