The blue bells are spreading year on year and the ones which required transplanting (due to the location of paths) have also taken and in full bloom. For those of you who may have peered into the wood over the past week you will have noticed that there are 10 bright red tulips in full bloom. The bulbs must have been mixed in with a load of top soil which Steve Catterall donated from his garden in Kirkham. Also in the soil was some old bits of pottery which looks like Roman..........since Kirkham was a originally a Roman settlement then this would be no surprise! No Roman coins found as yet though! However what I have found is a 1900 silver sixpence which Mr T H Miller must have dropped on his way to church. The coin has a star shaped punch mark in it....?? any ideas.
Singleton Dumbreck Trust have donated some money so that the surface for the paths can be purchased and so I am currently sourcing material for this purpose.
John Highton has been working with some of the children from Singleton School on making some bird boxes for the wood. The Children will also be involved in siting the boxes (obviously not climbing the ladders though).
Singleton Parish Council have kindly agreed to purchase an information board for the entrance to the wood which is great. First thoughts are to include a brief history of the wood along with birdlife that can be observed.
In the next month or so the entrance will hopefully be finished off by laying some flags down. In addition the pond will be designed and hopefully started to be dug out. The soil can then be used to build up around the edges of the path.
