Nettlebed Parish Council has been awarded a grant of £620 for their Wildflower Project.
This project aims to enhance the floral diversity of the road verge in the heart of the village. During 2022 the verge was left uncut so the volunteers involved could see what already grows there and they were pleasantly surprised to find some wildflowers already including Cow Parsley, Red Clover, Oxeye Daisy and Plantain.
Following advice from a local expert, this grant will fund additional wildflower plugs which will be planted in the spring. With a bit of care, these should be enough to create a sustainable wildflower verge that will be a home to bees and butterflies (amongst other insects of course).
As well as benefiting wildlife the project has already benefited volunteers one of whom has been so impressed he has created a herb garden out the front of the parish hall for everyone to help themselves so this project is already inspiring others.