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Subject: Re: [HantsLife] petition
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 18:22:00 EST
In a message dated 01/12/02 22:54:39 GMT Standard Time,
writes:
> Regarding overgrown churchyards.
>
> There is also a school of thought that feels that overgrown churchyards
> provide one of the few places remaining in which 'organic' nature can
> flourish away from pesticides.
>
> "The trees, shrubs and long grass to be found, especially in most rural
> churchyards, provide a habitat for many wild flowers, birds, insects and
> small animals, if maintenance is not over-zealous, and wild orchids and
> other rare species sometimes thrive in churchyards when they have
> disappeared everywhere else through modern agricultural techniques. It may
> seem an irreverent thought to some, but it is unarguable that a churchyard
> is richer in good fertilizer than a garden full of modern chemicals...."
> 'Churchyards of England & Wales', Brian Bailey.
>
> Brian
>
You have a good point Brian. In my travels I have come across many
Churchyards that have set aside large areas of land that include graves for
that exact purpose and there is normally a sign placed somewhere in the
Church grounds to make people aware of the reasons why the area is overgrown.
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