A grave undertaking - clearing grass to create a wildlife meadow on Halloween

Seven Goodgymer's headed to a sunny Waterloo Park, to help the 'Friends' group with raking and removing grass, before they spread wildflower seed later this year.

The task involved raking, forking and aerating the soil to give the wildflower seed the best chance of thriving next year.

Due to the size of the area the design features spirals of wildflowers all across the field. We were then treated to some homemade scones and cake from the Friends of Waterloo Park and sat enjoying the sunshine and admiring all our work.

Eight Goodgymer's headed to Mousehold Heath, to support the Warden Will with clearing some areas of gorse. Pockets of gorse had started to take over as it had been thriving in the warmer winters, so this work supported habitat creation.

The weather was slightly blustery but it was a lovely autumn day to be helping on the heath. The session was also supported by two canine coaches Emmy and Tess who were there ensuring we did a good job.