Our History
2023 - 2025 - Page 4
Explore Thornham Jubilee Meadow’s growing biodiversity, from wildflowers and birds to butterflies, benches and annual meadow maintenance.
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A selection of the annual flowers in June 2024.
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These bee orchids were found on TVH playing field and transplanted to the meadow where they gave a good display in 2024. Look for them in early June. Another thirty were moved in December 2024
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We have a lot to learn about the dragonflies, hawkers and caterpillars, but they are all out there!
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More than 65 species of birds have been recorded on the meadow so far. The egret was a one off but red kites and buzzards are now daily sightings. The barn owl has been seen hunting on the field, and the kestrels have bred successfully.
Lush & Green Grass Meadow!
Sue relaxes, on the bench sponsored by the BagLadies of Thornham.
Ronan looks rather bemused to find himself in the middle of a field, digging up ragwort!
A splendid summer evening for the Boal family and friends to toast the bench in memory of Graham.
We are already seeing more & more butterflies on the meadow. These are peacock, comma, wall, skipper, meadow brown, and gatekeeper.
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It is essential to do an annual cut & lift on the meadow to stop nutrients from re-entering the soil. Thanks to Harry Bett, who did this for us in 2024, and to Will Barber of Sedgeford, who carted away the huge haystack for use on his pig farm.