Wellingborough's weeds to grow so the bees of the borough can thrive

Wellingborough is the latest authority to join in with the environmental initiative
Wellingborough is the latest council to let its weeds grow to help provide vital food for the beesWellingborough is the latest council to let its weeds grow to help provide vital food for the bees
Wellingborough is the latest council to let its weeds grow to help provide vital food for the bees

Wellingborough is letting its weeds grow to help the bees of the borough.

People walking and driving around Wellingborough may have noticed some of the grass verges not looking quite as neat and tidy as usual.

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However, this is deliberate with Wellingborough Council and its partners Norse allowing the weeds to grow until they’re finishing flowering to provide vital food for bees.

All key grass verges were cut at the start of May to ensure that the weeds do not obstruct driver’s vision and will be left to flower until the end of July or early August.

The following areas have been left to flower over the next two months:

- B573 (Bottom of A45 slip road/Turnells Mill Lane)

- B573 (Turnells Mill Lane/A509, verge opposite B&M’s)

- A509 (Corner of A509/London Road, verge outside Tesco)

- Trinity Close, Park Farm Industrial Estate

- Sinclair Drive, Park Farm Industrial Estate

- Shaw Close, Park Farm Industrial Estate

- Booth Drive, Park Farm Industrial Estate

- Hoylake open space

- Kilborn Road (corner with Gleneagles)

Leaving flowers to grow can help to feed bees, which will flower green spaces, but it is also important to ensure that any verges which are left to grow do not obstruct driver’s views on roundabouts and crossroads.

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Leader of Wellingborough Council, Cllr Martin Griffiths, said: “Wellingborough Norse are doing a fantastic job to continue to provide vital services for our residents during this time.

“By allowing the weeds to grow and provide food for our bees we are encouraging the flowering of a number of plants across our borough, and joining councils up and down the country in this important environmental initiative.”

A spokesman for Wellingborough Council said the initiative is going well with the bee orchids starting to flower opposite KFC in Turnells Mill Lane where there are about 20 to 30 at the moment and a few coming through in London Road.

And there should be more flowering in the next few weeks.

Verges in Kettering and Corby are also being left to flower to help the bees - to read more about this click here

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