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Shire horse teams help plant Cambridge city wildflower meadow - BBC News

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A team of shire horses pulling a red seed drill at Parker's Piece, Cambridge, through brown soil. The horses are brown with white flashes on their noses and white fetlocks. There is a man on the left, whose head and torso is largely hidden by one of the horses. There is another man behind the rotovator, who is wearing a green cap and gilet.

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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.

Key points

  • 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.
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