Meols is among 15 areas of Wirral to benefit from a new wildflower meadow.
More than 73,000 square metres of public open space in the borough have been planted with native wildflowers in a project which supports the local response to the climate emergency and the council’s pollinator strategy.
The wildflower meadows, which include a piece of land on Roman Road, have been created in designated ‘rewilding areas’.
They were identified after field surveys at each location that providing an understanding of the plant and animal life currently present.
The sites selected are ones where other important plants are least likely to be impacted from the planting of the wildflowers.
Soil testing was carried out to identify the types of native wildflowers that would do best at each location and management plans for each site have been developed setting out the design for each location, the methods to be used to create viable pollinator areas and the future management approach.
The council says that wildflowers encourage native butterflies and other important species. Creating more pollinator sites is an important approach to protecting the future of some species, particularly the orange-tipped butterfly.
Signs will be displayed to inform residents and visitors that these areas are being managed as wildflower meadows to encourage and support bees, butterflies and other pollinator insects.
Cllr Liz Grey, Chair of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee, said: “Wildflowers encourage native butterflies and other important species. Creating more pollinator sites is an important approach to protecting the future of some species, particularly the orange-tipped butterfly.
“Signs will be displayed to inform residents and visitors that these areas are being managed as wildflower meadows to encourage and support bees, butterflies and other pollinator insects.”
The other areas benefiting from wildflower meadows are:
- Hoylake Road (Bidston & St James)
- Lennox Lane (Bidston & St James)
- Bradmoor Field (Bromborough)
- Shorefields (Bromborough)
- The Rake (Bromborough)
- Heygarth Road (Eastham)
- Broadway greenspace (Greasby, Frankby and Irby)
- Frankby Road, between Hambleton Drive and Pump Lane (Greasby, Frankby and Irby)
- Telegraph Road, at the corner of Thurstaston Road (Heswall)
- The Red Noses (New Brighton)
- Magazine Promenade (New Brighton)
- The Esplanade (Rock Ferry)
- Delta Road East (Rock Ferry)
- Egremont Promenade (Seacombe)
