The wildflower will cover a vast area over 5000m2 and will act as a crucial corridor and stepping stone for wildlife within the urban environment. By transitioning to wildflower from mown amenity grass we are able to cut carbon emissions by over 50% through reduced mowing regimes.
The sowing of wildflower as part of a pilot project has recently been completed along the extent of grass verge in Salterton Road, Exmouth.
The wildflower will cover a vast area over 5000m2 and will act as a crucial corridor and stepping stone for wildlife within the urban environment. Over 97% of wildflower meadows have been lost since the 1930s, and when meadows disappear, so do pollinators. This has a drastic effect on our environment, especially when 35% of the our food supply relies on these pollinators. By bringing wildflowers back into our urban spaces, it has direct and indirect benefits on us.
By transitioning to wildflower from mown amenity grass we are able to cut carbon emissions by over 50% through reduced mowing regimes. Not only this, but the wildflower itself is able to trap and hold large quantities of carbon.
Wildflower verges should also be beautiful and dramatic. Bright and colourful flowering species have been selected, which will create waves of colour from spring right through until autumn, different every time you walk, cycle or drive by. If this trial proves successful, there is scope to implement similar schemes across the district.
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