Monday 6th May Bank Holiday 2024 volunteers gathered with Froglife for pond planting

It was a very wet Bank Holiday Monday at the Hollingdean Community Orchard behind Hollingdean Park. Our Growing Hollingdean volunteer gardeners are not scared of a bit of rain or mud though and turned out in force! We were joined by Will from Froglife. Will provided the specially selected native pond plants, and showed us how to wrap them in hessian and where to put them.

Standing round the wildlife pond, Will guided us on where to place each plant at the correct depth. We had lots of giggles as we tried not to fall in! Especially as this would damage the pond liner and create a hole. Tea and cake was enjoyed by all as we chatted about the future of the new wildlife pond. Thank you to Will for sharing all his knowledge and expertise about wildlife ponds.

Hollingdean Community Orchard Wildlife Pond

Please visit the new pond at Hollingdean Community Orchard and see the results of everyone’s efforts. Let us know if your see any newts or frogs in the water. You can also help keep the wildlife happy and healthy by making sure nothing else goes into the pond and no new plants are added for now. It is especially important to make sure no diseases or non-native plants are introduced from other ponds. Thank you!

You breathe cleaner air on rainy walks

‘If you’re hoping to get a little fresh air, there’s no better time to go for a walk than when it’s raining. As a raindrop falls through the atmosphere, a natural phenomenon occurs whereby the droplet attracts tens to hundreds of air pollution particles such as traffic pollution. This process does a remarkable job of cleaning the air around you, making it better to breathe in.’ Says psychologies.co.uk

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