HELPING NATURE RECOVER

There is much emphasis in nature-related policy on the idea of Nature Recovery, Sometimes this means doing stuff - like sowing seeds, planting plants and trees or creating new habitats. But there is also a strong rationale for just doing nothing and letting nature decide what to do. Im sure we all have stories about how nature has surprised us if we leave her alone.

In 2023 Brockham-based Sorbus Learning undertook a biodiversity project, funded by the Orchid Environmental Trust Fund, aimed at creating a Brockham Nature Reserve. A key aspect of the project was persuading the Parish Council to stop mowing the banks and ditches around the Big Field, which they agreed to do and as an outcome the ditchies and banks are full of plants. Paul Ritchie, who led the project, recorded 61 species of wildflower growing in the unmown areas and a survey this year added another 7 species. This is a good example of how we can increase biodiversity by NOT doing something, whilst saving money too!

Some of the wildflowers are shown below.

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