In October 2019, the Parish Council commissioned Worcestershire Wildlife Trust (WWT) to carry out a biodiversity survey. 

 

This report was funded by the Natural Networks Programme, a Worcestershire-wide scheme offering grants and advice to projects which aim to create or restore wildlife-rich habitats. 

 

Based on the WWT's subsequent report, the Habitats scheme was set up to restore flowering grassland through a ‘less and later’ mowing regime, and the planting of other wildlife-friendly habitats, such as new hedges and trees, on verges and some public community spaces. 

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Our Approach

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The survey revealed that there was already a good range of wildflowers in some places, which would need no additional planting if left alone to grow, flower and set seed.  Therefore, in 2020 we created a number of trial areas in specific locations which weren't mown between April and the end of August, and carried out regular biodiversity surveys to see what was growing where.  A summary of the results can be found by clicking the image shown top right.

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Based on this we determined which sites had good existing diversity and which needed planting to help increase diversity.

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