Wild Marlow on Marlow FM
Did you miss our founder VerityΒ onΒ Marlow FMΒ This morning, talking about our local birds and what we can do
Wild Marlow is a non-profit community group run by volunteers. We rely on donations to allow us to carry out community activities and runΒ events to help wildlife.
Schools 4 Swifts
We are launching a project to help provide important nesting sites for Marlowβs swifts, with the help of
Wild Marlow on Marlow FM
Friday 30th January, from 10am, our founder and Chair Verity will be chatting to Malcolm on Marlow FMβs
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Wild Marlow
A volunteer charity, passionate about celebrating the wonderful wildlife and protecting the biodiversity in the Marlow area.
We would like to thank Ro and all the generous supporters making donations in exchange for surplus home grown produce this summer. These donations helps us enormously in providing the vital habitats and support that our local wildlife needs to survive and thrive π Thank you for your generosity!![]()
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Watch out for Winter Squash coming in October π
The Little Marlow Parish Council wildflower pollinator patches received their late summer trim last weekend π± ![]()
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Cutting and clearing the growth, is essential to ensure excess nutrient doesnβt go back into the soil, inhibiting growth for next seasonπ± ![]()
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These patches are in their early stages of establishing, but we can already see the improvement in species diversity π± ![]()
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It will be interesting to see how the drought this year, has impacted the native species, when new growth starts after winter π± ![]()
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Was also lovely to see the local little ones from Little Marlow Pre-School, enjoying and engaging with these patches, helping the bugs with dead wood shelters π
Huge thanks to Ben for giving the Marlow Fire Station wildflower restoration patch, the late summer cut and collect today π± ![]()
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Hereβs the before and after π· ![]()
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We had a lovely display of nectar rich native flowers in spring, supporting our pollinators π, However it really came into its own during the long hot summer, creating sheltering opportunities as well as nectar and seeds, supporting a wide range of invertebrates and birds during the drought conditions π![]()
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Itβs wonderful watching this small patch thrive and support our valuable local wildlife π