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A lovely place to work (the area)
Bubba Ray
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The greatest thing about where I work is the surrounding area. 
Every dinner hour I take make coat and have a wonder about and because of the area that the building is situated in the wildlife is so diverse. There are woodland, open fields, housing estates and business parks. Just walking around I see Buzzards, Kestrels, Crows, Magpies, Jays, Wood Pigeons, Collared Doves, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Robins, Various species of tits and finches to name a few birds. We also have our share or mammals; hedgehogs & squirrels. I'm assuming there are Rats/mice/voles that the buzzards and kestrels prey on. The only downside is there is a brook that runs parallel with the supermarket and every summer Himalayan Balsam grows vigorously along there.
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Believe me Himalayan Balsam is not fun, especially the clean up. It's probably up there with Giant Hogweed. And did you know it cost over £1.7bn a year clearing up invasive plant species and some of that is government funded so we are paying for the clean up.
https://www.gov.uk/japanese-knotweed-giant-hogweed-and-other-invasive-plants
Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is a relative of the busy Lizzie, but reaches well over head height, and is a major weed problem, especially on riverbanks and waste land, but can also invade gardens. It grows rapidly and spreads quickly, smothering other vegetation as it goes.
One up side of Japanese knotweed is its edible cut and cook the stems tastes a bit like rhubarb, that said it is a very invasive weed it is illegal to remove it without a licence, it will grow through concrete.
Where I used to work had lots and lots of manicured Beech hedging and formal planted avenues of trees. Was a pleasure to walk around it. What I did like was the giant Hogweed which grew near the river - it contrasted with everything else. An other invasive but good looking plant.