Children from Freshwater and Yarmouth Primary School have been helping to create a brand-new wildflower meadow as part of a community project aimed at boosting biodiversity in the West Wight.
Pupils rolled up their sleeves last week to sow a variety of wildflower seeds, helping to create a habitat for bees, butterflies and other pollinators while adding colour and natural beauty to the local area.
The initiative has been led through Freshwater Parish Council and was championed by local councillors Caroline Pakel, Susan Betts and Becca Cameron of Freshwater South Ward, alongside others involved in the project.
Councillor Chris Jarman, of Freshwater, Yarmouth, and Totland Community Interest Company (FYTCIC) and councillor for Totland and Colwell Ward, sponsored the posts, fencing and wildflower seeds.
Tom Murphy was commissioned to carry out the works and also lead the children in what organisers described as a ‘rain dance’ during the planting session.
Headteacher of the school, Elizabeth Grainger, was thanked for supporting the project and enabling pupils to take part.
Organisers say the meadow will not only brighten the area but also provide an important environmental resource for local wildlife for years to come.
Enough about biodiversity
It’s about time schools taught people how to cross the
road. Bring back the Green cross code and educate
children that vaping is bad for you.
The amount of children vaping on the island is shocking.
Needles stuck yet again!!! It’s the world you have created these kids are trying to repair some of the damage fossils are only cool when dug up and put on display not when saying the same old thing!.