Clematis and cherry clearout!

5 Goodgymers helped their local community in Richmond
Sam
Sabina
Adam Stephens
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Richmond

Saturday 8th June 2024

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Another Saturday = another trip to the glorious green space that is Ham Lands. This one saw Rosie, Adam, Chris and Sam tackling aggressively-growing clematis about 100m in from the path along Riverside Drive. While it can be enjoyed in small, carefully grown quantities, clematis is a fast-growing climbing plant which either takes support from the vegetation or trees that it climbs, or spreads as thick ground cover, taking over large areas and out-competing many species - credit Dynamic Dunescapes for the description.

Meanwhile Sabina, on her first task with GoodGym, tackled offshoots from a nearby cherry tree (aka suckers).

After about 90 minutes of gardening in topsy turvy weather we'd earned a coffee and snack from the marvellous Swiss Bakery.


This task supported
Friends of Ham Lands
A group of volunteers that work with local naturalists and the Council’s ecology officer.

They seek to preserve and enhance the natural habitats of Ham Lands

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