I VISITED Bisley for Ascension Day and on the way home called in Stroud cemetery to tidy my father-in-law’s grave.

I pulled up spent bulbs etc and there were two very big plants I know I hadn’t put on there.

I pulled the biggest one up and left a 12” hole – filled it in and planted some plants.

I recently visited again, the second plant was over a yard high and breaking into bloom. I recognised it straight away. ragwort. The graves nearby have some large specimens too.

The grass around the graves is fairly short but ragwort plants are in abundance – from 6” to one foot and breaking into bloom.

Next year will be even worse if something isn’t done immediately.

At one time farmers used to cut the cemetery grass for hay.

If they did this now they’d kill off their livestock.

Edna A Phelps

Wootton Bassett