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Summer Pollinator Scheme

In 2021, six sites across the Borough were left to grow to help support local wildlife and pollinators. No grass mowing or herbicide were carried out at the sites between June and September with bee and butterfly signage also installed.

We carried out a survey of public opinion, receiving 398 responses, of which 66% fully supported the scheme and a further 30% supported the scheme provided the site are well managed and can still be used by the public. 92% of respondents said the council should be encouraging insects like bees and butterflies.

Following on from the success, we expanded our Summer Pollinator scheme to 22 sites across Rushcliffe in 2022 and further expanded the scheme to 32 sites in 2023 (see below for a full list). This helps increase biodiversity across Rushcliffe, protects our environment and help us to be more Carbon Clever.

In our survey You said, so we did:

  • Leave more areas uncut: we have increased the number of sites which are uncut from 6 to 32, we will continue to review this and will look to leave more areas in the future
  • Introduce wildflower seeds: we have provided 1500 wildflower seed packs to the public in 2022 and will pilot the introduction of seeds on two of the summer pollinator sites.
  • Keep the sites managed and not untidy: we are cutting the edges of the summer pollinator sites so that they are not untidy and are monitoring them to deal with litter and injurious weeds.

Advice on what you can do to support summer pollinators, is available from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust website and on the Wild About Gardens website, please also see Grow Your Own - Rushcliffe Borough Council.

The areas in the Borough which will be uncut in the summer 2023 are as follows:

West Bridgford

  • Abbey Circus
  • Buckfast Way
  • Stamford Road
  • The Hook, Lady Bay
  • Adbolton Lane Playground, Lady Bay
  • Graystones Close, Gamston
  • Rannerdale Close to Mellbreak Close, Gamston
  • Deepdale Close to Easedale Close, Gamston
  • Melton Gardens, Edwalton
  • Alford Road playing field
  • Green Line south of Boundary Road
  • Miss Machin's Field
  • Greythorn Drive playing field
  • Dorset Gardens and Blanford Gardens, Compton Acres
  • Cranford Gardens, Compton Acres
  • Killerton Park Drive, Compton Acres
  • Rugby Road and Rushcliffe Arena
  • Beaulieu Gardens, Broadstone Balancing Pond, Compton Acres
  • Tram Line, Wilford Lane to Acorn Bank
  • Lyme Park Open Space, Compton Acres
  • Knights Close, Compton Acres
  • Field of Hope, Off Cropstone Close
  • Gresham Playing Field
  • Bridgefield, West Bridgford Park

 

Villages

  • Newbold Way, Kinoulton
  • Hawthorn Close, Keyworth
  • Mill Hill, Bingham
  • Green Walk, Whatton
  • Gotham Road, East Leake
  • Rectory Gardens, Sutton Bonington

To find out what wild flowers may be growing at our sites, charity Plantwise have created a list that contains 26 of the most common wildflowers on lawns.

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