Nature miracles

The Roadside Meadow

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Municipal planting has been one of the facilities offered by Local Authorities in these straitened times to have fallen by the wayside. In the metaphorical sense this is not true of New Forest District Council. Last autumn seeds were sown by the side of the A337 and covered with a protective netting. They have now sprung into life.

Wildflower meadow location sign

This is the location of the nearest site to our home, no more than a mile away.

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We have been waiting an opportune moment to photograph the most amazing display that is currently swaying in the breeze and buzzing with bees.

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Having feasted our eyes on these floral delights, we drove on to Barton on Sea to have a look at Christchurch Bay.

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