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Plants For
a BOGGY area:
Bugle
Ajuga repens
Marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
Hard rush
Juncus inflexus
Lady’s smock
Cardamine pratensis
Ragged robin
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Marsh woundwort
Stachys palustris
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Amphibian wintering
sites:
For amphibians you
could consider making a
‘hibernaculum’: an area
where frogs, toads and
newts can see out the
winter. To do this lay down
some old logs, brick-rubble
or even hardcore, and
cover this with excavated
soil. Make sure your
hibernaculum is in an
area which is not in full
sun, and that the soil
drains well. Encourage
moss and grass to
grow on the top of
stones and bricks by
covering with a layer
of soil or turf.
Common frog
(Photo: Darren Bealing)
Amphibian hibernacula recipe:
split logs, dead wood,
rocks and bricks, loosely filled with topsoil (or turf/moss).
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