{"id":17058,"date":"2026-06-01T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=17058"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:00:32","slug":"trialling-the-use-of-wool-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=17058","title":{"rendered":"Trialling The Use Of Wool Pots"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9060\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=9060\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?fit=100%2C102\" data-orig-size=\"100,102\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wildlife 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?fit=100%2C102\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?fit=100%2C102\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9060\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?resize=100%2C102\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"102\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Wenvoe Wildlife Group<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Trialling The Use Of Wool Pots<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=16980\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16980\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=16980\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?fit=500%2C375\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wildlife Group\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?fit=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project with the Nursery section in the school is well underway with children involved with planting various vegetables and herbs including potato, peas, nasturtium, asparagus, rosemary and lavender. We have also trialled the use of wool pots. Helping to avoid using plastic pots, many of which end up in landfill, the wool pot can be planted into the soil, deterring slugs and snails and providing nutrients around the growing plants. Conservation work has concentrated on the Bee Loud Glade which includes a most unusual tree, the Bee Bee tree. The flowers are a magnet for bees and other pollinators. We have also cleared the access to the Watercress Beds down at Goldsland, a wonderful spot to visit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wenvoe Wildlife Group Trialling The Use Of Wool Pots The project with the Nursery section in the school is well underway with children involved with planting various vegetables and herbs including potato, peas, nasturtium, asparagus, rosemary and lavender. We have also trialled the use of wool pots. Helping to avoid using plastic pots, many of which end up in landfill, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[435,48],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-4r8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14318,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=14318","url_meta":{"origin":17058,"position":0},"title":"Another Great Day At The Plant Sale","author":"Alan Williams","date":"2nd June 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Wenvoe Wildlife Group Another Great Day At The Plant Sale \u00a0 Another great day at the Plant Sale which generated over \u00a31,600 for the Wildlife Group. 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