Last month as the rain stayed away and the sun shone as over 60 people helped plant a new Bee World in Woodingdean, on the edge of the South Downs.
Under the watchful eye of City Park Ranger, Paul Gorringe, Woodingdean’s residents came together to plant close to 2000 wildflower plugs – transforming a 100m square space at the corner of Bexhill Road and Balsdean Road into much-needed habitat for bees and other pollinating insects.
Children from Woodingdean Primary School joined in alongside local councillors Dee Simson and Steve Bell. Brighton and Hove council supplied the wildflowers as part of a wider scheme to plant around 200,000 wildflowers around the city. All the plants used were locally sourced from some of the best chalk grassland sites in Brighton & Hove.
As part of the project people living close to the site were consulted in advance, resulting in overwhelming support. The site will be maintained by both the council with support from Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth.
If you’d like to create a wildflower haven in Woodingdean – or elsewhere in Brighton and Hove for that matter – get in touch with us on wildflowers4woodingdean@gmail.com
Brighton & Hove Friends of the Earth 
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