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Lincolnshire Co-op Community Champions Fantastic news! Lincolnshire Co-op Community Champions has awarded Liquorice Park £819.84. A big thank you to Lincolnshire Co-op and all our supporters who voted for us. We will be using the funds for repair projects needed in the park. Cornfield Meadow Trial Update Phase 2 planted in early spring saw very different plants … [Read more...] about August 2021 Park Update

Come and visit us at Liquorice Park this summer. Bring a picnic and head for the herb garden where there are tables.  It’s a lovely sunny area and you can watch the bees and butterflies amongst the herbs and flowers. Listen to a 90 second clip of Trustee Nicola Watson talking to BBC Lincolnshire gardening programme about Liquorice Park and its history. The topiary … [Read more...] about Summer in the City

Since the second world war wildflower meadows and cornfield annuals have virtually died out due to pesticides and modern farming methods.  The knock-on effect to wildlife has been negative.  At Liquorice Park we already have successful wildflower meadows and are trying to add to our diversity by planting cornfield annuals consisting of a mix including poppies, corncockle, … [Read more...] about A 2021 Experiment: Cornfield Annuals Trial

The compost area has now been relocated in Liquorice Park and can be found just to the right of the steps when entering from the Yarborough Road entrance. Please put any compost you have (potato peelings etc) in this area. See below for photographs and map (compost area is marked 16 on the map). Note there is no longer a compost area in the Herb Garden. … [Read more...] about Compost Area At Liquorice Park Has Moved

Liquorice Park is home to lots of different bird species. To keep track of them all, and ensure that the park provides the right habitats for them to feed and nest, we are asking visitors and volunteers for help by reporting the birds they see in the park using an online bird sighting reporting system. During June and July 2021 we are encouraging everyone who is comfortable … [Read more...] about Please Help Us Survey Birds in Liquorice Park

April saw a mix of very hot days and very cold nights followed by rain in May, lots of it! Our water butts are full thanks to our new water conservation system. Spring has been slow to start but it's definitely arrived now. The cow parsley, comfrey and borage are flowering and glorious. The herbaceous community garden is thriving and showing promise of blooms to come and the … [Read more...] about The Arrival of Spring 2021