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Shire horse teams help plant Cambridge city wildflower meadow
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A team of shire horses has been used to help plant a new wildflower meadow on a section of Parker's Piece in Cambridge. The project is a collaboration between Cambridge City Council and King's College's head gardener, Steve Coghill. Traditional late 19th and early 20th-century equipment pulled by the horses was used to prepare and drill the land, providing a carbon-neutral and noise-free alternative to tractors.
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- A section of Parker's Piece in Cambridge is being transformed into a wildflower meadow.
- The project is a collaboration between Cambridge City Council and King's College head gardener Steve Coghill.
- Shire horses and traditional Victorian and Edwardian equipment were used to prepare and drill the land.
- The method was chosen because it is carbon-neutral, produces no noise, and uses no diesel.
- The meadow features a seed mix including cornfield annuals and perennials, which are expected to bloom around May or June.
- The horses are scheduled to return later in the summer to help harvest the meadow.
