Category Archives: Gardens and Green Spaces
Wildflowers Across Our Town
Over the past year the Town Council has made a conscious effort to increase the number of wildflowers throughout town. In fact, we have sown an additional 30%, when compared to last year, adding splashes and pockets of colour to many more corners- some of which are just beginning to flower. What patches have caught […]
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Sycamore Corner’s new addition… a stag beetle tower!
Did you know that the stag beetle is Britain’s largest terrestrial beetle? Needless to say, we planted some bee friendly pollinators around the tower too.
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The Wildflower Meadow
The wildflower meadow at the rear of Stanley Hill Cemetery is looking gorgeous at the moment- a lovely mix of poppies, daisies and cornflowers. Please use the public footpath beside the cemetery to access the meadow.
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Amersham School Joining In To Help Raise Environmental Awareness
Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils from Amersham School have been working their magic on a multi-canvas polyptich. We are so appreciative of teacher Caroline Reed and the pupils for using their free time to paint the individual canvases (36 in total) without knowing how each canvas fits into the bigger piece of art. The […]
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Bee Raffle Winners Announced!
Congratulations to winners of the bee raffle, Anne Jones and Louise Heathcote-Curtis (collected by her husband John), who each won a bee, the same as those on display on Sycamore Corner. Huge thanks to everyone who entered the raffle that took place at the Children’s Jubilee Eco-Fest. Fancy another chance.. In association with the leaders […]
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New Flowerbeds, Planters & Borders Across The Town
Last week we saw a remarkable week of dedication from the ATC staff and volunteers (including the 2nd Amersham Common Beavers). If it wasn’t needed (to keep the sun off) we wound take our hats off to you all. With the majority of the beds, planters and borders planted we can be very satisfied with […]
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The Round Tower
In addition to the planting of the now unofficially named Platinum Jubilee pollination bed at Sycamore Corner, we have installed a bug castle! You may recognise it as the Round Tower, the central keep of Windsor Castle. Huge thanks to William Scott for taking up the challenge and using his phenomenal skills to create this […]
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Bees & Pollinators!
The Town Council team was pleased to plant the new bee and pollinator bed over the weekend. With a combination of herbaceous perennials from guara to echinacea and lavender to helenium, the bed is packed with RHS Plants for Pollinators which will be ablaze with colour in summer.
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Win one of our sought-after bees!
Come along to the Children’s Jubilee EcoFest at St. Michael’s Square on Saturday 4th June, 10.30-2pm, for your chance to win one of our sought-after bees. You may have noticed a swarm on Sycamore Corner … now is your chance to have one of your very own! Tickets are £1 each, available from the scouts’ […]
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Pollinators Throughout Amersham
Over the next couple of weeks volunteers and Amersham Town Council staff will be out planting a mixture of pollinators beneath many of the road signs throughout Amersham. With over 2000 plugs ‘potted on’ we should see a splashes of colour one many corners of Amersham. If you happen to live close to one of […]
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