Cardiff Council has backed plans to brighten up streets and parks with colourful homes and flowers for pollinators.
Pollinators such as bees have seen their populations rapidly decline in recent years, with 250 UK pollinating species at risk of extinction. Cardiff has joined forces with other UK cities in an ‘Urban Buzz’ campaign, to get cities buzzing with life again, providing habitats for our pollinators.
22-year-old student Lizzie saw similar work in action in her local park over the summer. “They didn’t cut the grass all summer, this lack of disturbance encouraged pollinators and other animals to come to the area”.
The project will run over three years. With funding, flower rich areas will be developed in urban regions to create a beautiful environment for people and animals alike with great benefits for bees and butterflies.
Urban Buzz aims to work with communities to address the decline of pollinators and create 'buzzing hotspots' rich with colour and wildlife.
— Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) November 24, 2015
250 UK pollinators are in danger of extinction. Find out how you can get involved in Urban Buzz & help stop decline: https://t.co/fD2mpFeGJy
— Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) November 24, 2015
Great attendance for the #UrbanBuzz #Cardiff project launch today pic.twitter.com/9PpjWoA5Oi
— Buglife (@Buzz_dont_tweet) November 24, 2015
The campaign has created quite the buzz on social media, with many people highlighting the importance of protecting the world’s pollinators.
A grocery store in a world without bees (via @ValaAfshar) @Buzz_dont_tweet #UrbanBuzz @wittonlodge pic.twitter.com/uJ6X9xaaCA
— Afzal Hussain (@Afzal_H) November 26, 2015
Councillor Bob Derbyshire, Cabinet Member for Environment said to buglife.org : “Pollinators play a key role in our food supply chain. If their numbers continue to decrease then it could have potentially serious consequences for us all”.
