First major venture from Wild Wanstead - the flowering of the streets

The flowering of Wanstead streets

 

Wild Wanstead is to champion the seeding of tree pits across the town.

The organisers hope that the initiative will bring a splash of colour and boost for local wildlife across Wanstead over the coming months.

The initiative picks up on the Seeds for Snaresbrook project run in some roads from 2014. On that occasion, the funding for the seeds came from the council, with Friends of the Earth co-ordinating the project. 

The motivation on that occasion was to help the bee population.This time it is hoped birds, bees, butterflies and other insects in decline will benefit from the native wildflowers, as well as bringing th visual transformaton of our streets.

The idea is at embryonic stage, with an approach being made to the council but nothing will happen there now until after the local elections. 

At this stage, Wild Wanstead are looking for volunteers who would be prepared to plant the bases around tree (pits) in their roads and look after them. If interested, please get in touch via the website -www.wildwanstead.org

Paul Donovan, who is part of Wild Wanstead and helped organise the Seeds for Snaresbrook project, said: "This will be a great way to push ahead with the Wild Wanstead initiative. It will help the wildlife in the area and transform our roads into a sea of dramatic colour.

"When we planted the tree bases before it worked really well, the aim now must be to renew those areas where they were planted before and extend the planting across Wanstead to those roads not included last time. 

"To do that we need people to come forward and volunteer. If people want to include their road and take part please get in touch."

published Wanstead & Woodford Recorder - 5/4/2018
Wanstead & Woodford Guardian - 12/4/2018