All Insects Need Our HelpWhy create a wildflower meadow?
Since the 1930s, the UK has lost a staggering 97% of its wildflower meadows. This essential part of the UK landscape has been diminishing and thereby damaging our ecosystem year on year. When wild flower meadows vanish so do pollinators, as well as other insects and animals that eat insects, such as birds, hedgehogs and bats. Just as shocking is that British flora is so depleted that there are now more non-native plants than native species. British wildflowers are under threat and therefore so are the pollinators they feed which eventually has a real impact on the food we eat ourselves. As bees are in particular decline in the UK, the diversity of wildflower meadows offer them an ideal habitat. Some species of bee have evolved to eat only pollens and the resulting competition for food sources has inevitably caused bee populations as a whole to fall sharply. The plan for a wildflower meadow will offer: Taking about a third of an acre on a section of the Lye Field, a wildflower meadow on this prime site, adjacent to the footpath and road will be visible to everyone - even those just passing through, adding a touch of enchantment and a sense of serenity to our village. This community asset will be capable of supporting more than 300 000 honey bees. The small section of meadow will also reduce the mowing maintenance around the existing trees.
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