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36 The Link Magazine • December 2002
Trees, shrubs December Wild Swindon — the WOW factor that
and hedges open days everybody and in which you can
Workshop: Sunday Jubilee Gardens Purton Stoke
15 December, 10am to 4pm Saturday 7th, 10am - 2pm 'WOW' is the Wealth of Wildlife Swindon's rivers, trees and open
Many people would like to grow Hyacinths, crocus, dried flowers, around us or, to use the scientific spaces and the wildflowers, water
term, 'biodiversity,' writes Neil
voles, sparrows and songthrushes
trees in their garden but worry flower arrangements, pickled shal- Pullen, Swindon Wildlife Officer that depend on them.
about getting roots under founda- lots, pickled beetroot, mince pies, for the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. But the plan won't just tell us
tions or blocking out light. tombola, raffle, bird tables, bird We all experience and appreci- what has
This workshop looks at suitable boxes, Christmas decorations.
garden trees, growing trees in pots, Jubilee Gardens can be found ate "WOW" in different ways, gone wrong;
it will spell
fruit tree growing and pruning, on the B4533 between Purton and through the sights, sounds and out the ac-
trees from seed, garden design, Cricklade at Purton Stoke. Call smells of nature: the taste of a black- tions to be
coppicing and pollarding, plant- 771539 for details. berry pie, or the touch of grass as taken to pro-
ing hedges, selecting the right spe- you lie in the warm sunlight. tect, main-
cies to encourage wildlife and The Haven Wildflower Nursery Whether in the countryside or in tain and en-
maintenance. and Twigs town, from a seat overlooking your hance our
Held at Lower Shaw Farm the Sunday 15th, 11am to 3pm garden to a remote and wild land-
event is run in conjunction with A chance to purchase a tree or scape, we all interact with nature - natural envi-
ronment.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Swindon shrub as a lasting Christmas WOW. Biodiversity
College, Great Western Commu- present and visit the Wiltshire The Swindon Biodiversity Ac- isn't a luxury — it's inextricably
nity Forest, Swindon Council and Wildlife Trust's nature reserve next tion Plan, currently in an early linked with our quality of life. The
Neil Portlock Arboriculture Serv- door. The Haven is by the over- stage of development, will be a
ices. flow car park at Manor Garden blueprint for the future of Swin- foods we eat, clean air we breathe,
the clothes we wear, the houses we
Admission, including lunch, Centre, Cheney Manor Industrial don's wildlife, and the habitats on
£10, Swindon Gold Card holders, Estate. Call 523294 for further in- which it depends. The document live in, the water we drink, all rely
£5. To book call 771080. formation. will identify the threats posed to on healthy, living ecosystems. We

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