This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Friday, 29 November 2024
City 'Meadows'?
There are concerns about the dramatic declines, throughout Europe, in pollinator insect numbers. A study from Warsaw (Poland) has shown, however, that inner city wildflower 'meadows', appear to attract the same diversity of bees, butterflies and flies, as natural countryside meadows (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/20/patches-of-wildflowers-in-cities-can-be-just-as-good-for-insects-as-natural-meadows-study-aoe). This Polish study, suggests that the planting of wild flowers by councils, can actually help maintain insect pollinator stocks. Perhaps, they could even reverse declines. The flower species planted in the city meadows must, of course, be appropriate for insects in the surrounding area. These plants must also provide nectar for adult insects as well as foods for their laval forms. Road traffic would be an additional hazard for city-based insects. Insectivores may, however, be less common in such areas. Get planting!
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