Honey bees on Cowbar
A tiny colony of honey bees ( Apis mellifera) has build a little nest on a sturdy cabbage plant stalk by the Cleveland Way. They arrived during the last week…
Summer visitors on Cowbar
There are some wild summer visitors on Cowbar. Click here to find out more.
Have you seen these Orchids?
The wet weather this spring has delayed many of the flowers we expect on Cowbar. Click here to see a spectacular plant which has just begun to bloom!
Cowbar Seed store
For the past couple of months, we have been collecting seeds from the Cowbar bund and cliff top plants to sow along the south verge. Click below to read more about verge management on Cowbar.
Cowbar Bund May Roll Call
At the start of May there were red campions coming through all along the bund. Click below to see what else has flowered during May this year.
Earth Day on Cowbar
Today is Earth Day. It is a day to especially celebrate the extraordinary planet we live on and focus on what we must do to protect it. Click below to find out more about what's happening.
The secret life of Cowbar Bund
The bund is a rich green all over in mid-March. Click below to read more about what can be seen on the bund in early spring.
Cowbar Lane bund is looking green!
This time last year the bund was still bare earth but today it is covered in green shoots from a variety of plants which will flower later in the year. Click below to read more about what is already growing.
First flowers of the new year on Cowbar Lane Bund
The first flowers of 2023 have come through on the bund along Cowbar Lane. Click below to find out what they are.
An end of year summary of Cowbar raking and sowing.
In November 2022 we finally finished raking the Cowbar Lane bund free of the arisings from the council’s second September annual mow. Click below to read a summary of what we have done to the grassland and verges this year and to see what to look out for as growing begins in 2023.