Country park extends Bee friendly status
Work has been completed on extending a scheme to support local nature at Loggerheads Country Park.
Denbighshire County Council’s Biodiversity Team and the Countryside Rangers at Loggerheads have created a new Bee Friendly wildflower area along the banks created by the recent flood defence works near the park buildings.
The Bee Friendly Scheme is an initiative to make Wales pollinator friendly supported by Welsh Government and the Wales Biodiversity Partnership
The first Bee Friendly site at Loggerheads Country Park was created in the car park last year.
And now the second has been sited on the newly constructed bank alongside the River Alyn following the completion of the UK Government funded flood works at the site.
Ellie Wainwright, Biodiversity Officer, explained: “This is now the second Bee Friendly Area at Loggerheads! We planted over 200 wildflower plug plants in this area with the help of some work experience students. All of which were grown for us by the Woodland Skills Centre in Bodfari from local provenance seed collected from our Denbighshire wildflower meadows, as part of our Bee Friendly Project.
“The species we have planted in this new area to support local nature are red campion, knapweed, meadow buttercup, cat’s-ear, autumn hawkbit, bird’s-foot trefoil, and foxglove.”
Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “Our meadows are crucial for supporting local nature that has been impacted by the effects of Climate Change. “Establishing more sites under the Bee Friendly initiative such as this great area at Loggerheads will better support pollinators at risk who help put food on our tables and increase diversity and colour for visitors to enjoy whilst visiting the park.”
