Description

A Wonderful Castle in the heart of Lincolnshire. Grimsthorpe is an historic house, park & garden with intricate parterres marked with box hedges lying close to the Castle, and a dramatic herbaceous border frames views across the lake. This event offers an opportunity to visit one of the most northerly sites of the Duke of Burgundy butterfly and learn about its habitat requirements.

Join the Head of Gardens & Landscape and his team at Grimsthorpe Castle and assist with one of their major habitat restoration projects. The day will include a briefing on the habits and needs of the rare Duke of Burgundy Butterfly and then working to clear the grasses and old growth from the site.

After lunch attendees will enjoy a guided tour of the gardens with the Head Gardener.

8:15 – 8:30 am Tea/Coffee on Arrival and an introduction to the day ahead.

9:00 am Head out to the Duke’s site.

12:30 – 1:00 pm Travel back for lunch.

1:45 pm Tour of the Gardens from the Head of Gardens & Landscape.

3:15 pm Finish

The cost of this session is £35 for members and £45 for non-members. Tea/Coffee will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch, warm work clothes, boots and waterproofs, strong gloves suitable for handling thorns. If you can bring loppers, hand saws, grass rakes that would be great. Although some tools will be available.