The Spring of Hope

Wildflowers - Princess Road, Manchester

Seems like ages ago when I last updated the blog with events closer to home.

Really impressed with Grow Wild’s project “A Tale of Two Cities” and the wildflower seeding along Princess Road in south Manchester. Hopefully it’ll catch on and replaces the mown grass verges that do little to support our local biodiversity.

Wildflowers and Cormorant, Princess Road, Manchester

Cormorant sculpture and wild flowers adjacent to the north bound carriageway on the Chorlton/West Didsbury boundary close to the junction with the M60.

Corncockle, white Corn Chamomile and Cornflower .

An interesting mixture of species with plenty of purple Corncockle, white Corn Chamomile and the occasional blue Cornflower .

I’m far from convinced many of the species chosen were ever part of our local flora however they appear to be appreciated by the insects. If the insects benefit hopefully everything higher up the food chain will also benefit. Should be interesting to see how the areas develop over the next couple of years.

Field Poppy and the Corn Marigold
A good display of Field Poppy and the yellow Corn Marigold

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