Declining biodiversity and the need for everyone to take responsibility prompt Brent Council into action.
Serpentine curves in flower. Residents have been thrilled all summer with the colourful flowers sown to attract pollinators. And Brent have said more is to come next year!
Helen from Gladstone Park Wildlife, explains what they are: “Brent Council organised Veolia to rotavate the grass and scatter a seed mix of around 20% annuals including garden plants such as phacelia, shown in the photo above being visited by a bumblebee, and cosmos, as well as British natives like poppies and cornflowers to make a splash of colour during the first year, and 80% perennials for flowers that will bloom each year.“
The nectar and pollen from flowers is essential for pollinating insects such as butterflies, bees, dragonflies and moths to thrive. Our eco-system relies on a healthy population of such insects and initiatives like these hope to reverse the decline observed in the past 40 years.
Find out more about these on the Brent Council website.