Yesterday I was very kindly invited to take a tour of the new wildflower meadow at King’s College by Head Horticulturist, Steven Coghill and was joined by Adam Green, Head Gardener at St Johns College /cont ...
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King’s College, founded in 1441, is famous for its picturesque Chapel and back lawn, which has been maintained since the 1720s so the move to introduce the meadow is quite an historic development /cont ...

I was absolutely overwhelmed by the number of little creatures who were enjoying this new biodiversity-rich ecosystem - including white-tailed bumble bees that I only remember seeing when I was a child. I found it very uplifting - thank you Steve!

The initiative was suggested by Geoff Moggridge, a fellow from the college and received support from the Gardens Committee, the Fellows and KIng’s College Provost, Mike Proctor. Now it’s a carpet of harebells, buttercups, poppies, scentless mayweed and cornflowers /cont ...