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Oct 2020
Bilton Conservation Group plant crocuses on West Park Stray
Bilton Conservation Group is one of a number of volunteer groups that will be planting crocuses on West Park Stray over the coming days.
Five volunteers from the group began planting 5000 bulbs this afternoon.
The team were enthusiastic to take part in the council's project to plant 60,000 crocuses across West Park Stray.
Other organisations will take over planting as it continues over the weekend and into next week.
Bilton Conservation Group has been involved in several similar projects with the council. Normally a project like this would include 20-30 volunteers from the group but due to covid restrictions they could only invite five.
Keith Wilkinson MBE, Secretary of Bilton Conservation Group, said:
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- The Harrogate Green Party is continuing to campaign to improve the biodiversity of the Stray.
- The West Park Stray drainage system has been defended after heavy rain caused flooding onto the walkway.
The council has said it received a huge number of responses to its call for volunteers.
West Park Stray was damaged by the UCI World Championships a year ago to the dismay of many residents. It has gone under extensive landscaping work since then and the council is hoping the crocuses will create an impressive display for next Spring.
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