Brockham Success in Helping Nature Recover

In 2023 Brockham-based Sorbus Leaning undertook a biodiversity mapping and enhancement project for Brockham Parish Council. It was called the ‘Parish Nature Reserve it was funded by the Orchid Environmental Trust Fund. A key aspect of the project was persuading the Parish Council to stop mowing the banks and ditches around Big Field. A base-line survey of the banks and ditches adjacent to Brockham Lane & Kiln Lane in the summer of 2023, recorded 61 species of wildflower growing in those unmown areas. The survey was repeated in 2024 and another 7 species were identified. This is a good example of how you can encourage an increase in biodiversity by NOT doing something, whilst saving money too!

Thank you to Paul Ritchie Sorbus Learning for sharing his survey report

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