biodiversity

Bugs and Bees project has improved parks and increased biodiversity says Council

Bedford Borough Council’s Bugs and Bees Project was created to improve the local environment for pollinators, a meeting heard. A report presented to the Climate...

Great Barford, Willington and Castle Mill locks part of environment agency’s ‘pollinator paradise’

"It’s very pleasing to see people enjoying the explosion of colour and increased wildlife. We have reduced the areas of grass we cut to encourage nature in...

Entire Priory Country Park now has county wildlife site status

The popular Priory Country Park has had its County Wildlife Site status extended to now cover the whole park, including the woods and the various meadows around the historic site. Sites...

Making Bedford Borough a friendlier place for bugs and bees

Wildflower meadows and new hedgerows are just two initiatives to encourage wildlife to thrive in Bedford Borough. As part of its ‘Bugs and Bees’ project, the Council is also reducing grass cutting in some areas of the Borough...

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