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Letting grass verges grow

  • by JW

“Pardon the weeds, we’re feeding the bees”

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Yesterday’s Café Scientifique looked at biodiversity projects in the Sid Valley:

online: Biodiversity Special – Vision Group for Sidmouth

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One of the presentations was on the council’s ‘Life on the Verge’ project:

Life on the Verge in Devon – Environment

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A similar thing is happening in Kettering/Corby:

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🐻Nature&wildlife 🦔 (@wild_helper) / Twitter

Kettering BC on Twitter: “Pardon the weeds, we are feeding the bees! Look out for signs in the grass verges of #Kettering & #Corby Boroughs. We’re encouraging wildflowers to provide a valuable source of pollen at a time of year there isn’t much about for bees and pollinators. #NorthantsTogether @CorbyBC https://t.co/pzKIbEmNqh” / Twitter

‘Bee heaven’ created by Kettering and Corby councils goes viral around the UK | Northamptonshire Telegraph