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The last report? bruised and battered and looking slightly the worse for wear Silbury is repaired.....
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/Silbury_Hill_web_update_32.pdf

Coincidentally reading a plant flora last night; when EH come to scatter some seeds around to cover those bald patches they should add some Squinancywort (Asperula cynanchica)....
In 1574 a Flemish botanist climbed this 'acclivem cretaceam et arridam montem arte militari aggestum' (steep chalky dry hill raised by military art), he climbed Silbury Hill and found a plant blossoming in July which seemed to have been the above plant, though he called it Anglica Saxifraga - the first record for Britain.... expect Rhiannon would be interested by that non news ;)

blimey someone actually listens to my ramblings.. I'm touched. Moss, on the subject of botany, this weekend I dragged poor plant-blind Mr Rh over to North Meadow in Cricklade for the snakes head fritillaries, they were pretty impressive especially when the sun was out. Worth the trip but better make it soon!

moss wrote:
The last report? bruised and battered and looking slightly the worse for wear Silbury is repaired.....
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/Silbury_Hill_web_update_32.pdf
Grand. At last. Now if people would just stop walking all over it, perhaps it could try and forget we were ever there...

Peace

Pilgrim

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