Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has a fantastic opportunity to enhance the biodiversity within its green spaces by creating areas of wildflower meadow.
Sites at Tiverton Drive, Camborne Drive and Wadebridge Drive on Horeston Grange, and Frensham Drive, Freesland Rise and Beverley Avenue on Poplar Farm will have areas of new wildflower meadow created within them.
Councillor Brady Hughes, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Health, said:
“Wildflower meadows are one of the rare habitats, not just in our Borough, but the entire United Kingdom.
“Native insects and mammals will all benefit from these meadow areas, we are delighted that this is happening and it will boost our environment for our residents for many years to come.’’
The costs of all the works have been funded from ‘biodiversity offsetting’ payments made to the Borough council by developers.
The preparatory works will take place this Spring. The meadow creation will involve fully removing the existing grasses and cultivating the ground before sowing the meadow seed mix.
This will mean the soil will be visible for a while.
The meadow areas will be cut in the late Summer/Autumn and the cuttings will be removed to encourage the natural seeding and regrowth of the meadow in the next year.
It can take several years for the meadows to establish and at times may look a little more informal or less tidy than short mown grass.