St.James' Park - Wildflower Guide
What have we planted in the Park?
Updated: 11th October 2009
The pictures below show the variety of wildflowers that we planted in the Park - seeds in May 2008 and plugs in October 2008.
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Thank you to BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) for the information given below.
 Bird's Foot Trefoil  Cat's Ear  Clustered Bellflower  Common Knapweed  Common Restharrow  Cowslip  Dark Mullein  Field Scabious  Greater Hawkbit  Greater Knapweed  Harebell  Kidney Vetch  Lady's Bedstraw  Meadow Buttercup  Meadow Crane's Bill  Musk Mallow  Ox-Eye Daisy  Red Campion  Ribwort Plantain  Salad Burnet  Selfheal  Small Scabious  St.John's Wort  Tufted Vetch  Wild Basil  Wild Carrot  Wild Marjoram  Yarrow |
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How's it growing?
Updated: 5th September 2011
The pictures below have been taken in the Park at various times since the wildflowers were planted. We've identified a few of the flowers - see if you can spot any more!
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July 2009 
June 2009 
August 2008 
July 2008 
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All photographs in this section by Michaela Lawler-Levene
Update - July 2009
Most of the July 2009 photographs were taken from the beds sown at the Wordsworth Road end of the bank. These beds are south-facing, towards the noon sun, but they do benefit from a little shade from the trees along Wordsworth Road. This is a small area, but as can be seen from the photographs, a variety of flowers have survived and flourished. Not only did the Wordsworth Road end support wildflowers, grasshoppers have also been spotted amongst the flowers, which is really encouraging for wildlife.
The second bed, at the St.James' Road end of the bank, is also south-facing but is more exposed to the sun then the Wordsworth Road end, with no shade from trees. The early sunshine in June 2009 (if you remember that heatwave?) effectively produced a drought effect on this bank, and the flowers have suffered as a result of this. You can see from two of the photographs that the grass is brown and there is little evidence of any flowers.
The plugs planted in October 2008 did manage to flower (thank goodness, after all that hard work!). However, these were also somewhat limited by the dry conditions.
What's Next?
In Summer 2010 there were inevitably some disruptions to the beds during the restoration and improvement works being carried out in the Park. These works included the establishment of a new Scenic Walkway along the north bank in the Park and re‑seeding of the beds; we look forward to seeing the wildflower area restored to its former glory, so that both humans and wildlife can enjoy the new environment!
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