A PROGRAMME of “plug-planting” is set to take place across a number of Denbighshire wildflower meadows.

In total, nine meadows will undergo plug planting work, introducing wildflower plants grown at Denbighshire County Council’s tree nursery, onto the sites.

The council’s wildflower meadows project started in 2019 and has seen more than 10,000 individual plants recorded across all sites involved so far.

For 2023, the project reached 129 meadows that are supporting biodiversity improvement across the county which include highway verges, footpath edges, cycleways and amenity grasslands.

Combined with county roadside nature reserves, there is just more than 70 acres of meadows helping and protecting nature.

The meadows vary from site to site and usually contain a variety of native grasses and wildflowers.

Wildflowers at the sites are mostly native perennial species which support the greatest amount of wildlife.

Denbighshire County Council’s Biodiversity team has selected the meadows for plug planting to help enrich and improve the species on the sites.

Plants going to the site have been grown from seed taken from existing species on county meadows.

The meadows are:

  • Green Lane, Corwen
  • ATS roundabout, Denbigh
  • Parc Alafowlia Fields, Denbigh
  • Maes Lliwen, Nantglyn
  • Bastion Road Park, Prestatyn
  • Meliden Embankment, Prestatyn
  • Rhyl Coast Road
  • Vincent Close, Rhyl
  • Fern Way, Rhyl

Cllr Barry Mellor, lead member for environment and transport, said: “This programme of work will help enrich these sites and will increase and improve their biodiversity moving forward to support local nature and the communities surrounding them.

“Adding the extra plants to the sites will also help improve the look of the meadows with colour and variety. 

“It is great to see that the work provided by the tree nursery is allowing us to consistently put back into the meadows after growing the local seeds collected off these sites.

“It is also very important  to note that these wildflower meadows are for everyone and that they help to create connected corridors for nature across our urban areas.

“Many schools follow and support this project – enjoying wildflower planting, identification and bug hunting.

“The meadows are for the equal wellbeing of residents and wildlife to both enjoy now, and most importantly, for our future generations in the shape of our county pupils.”

If you are interested in volunteering to help out with plug planting at a community site, there are a number of opportunities for you to get involved listed in the timetable below:

  • September 12  -  10am-1pm    -     Ffordd Tanrallt, Meliden
  • September 13  -  6-7.30pm   -  Vincent Close, Rhyl
  • September 14  -  10am-12pm  -  Corwen Cricket Club
  • September 16  -  10am-12pm  -   Fern Way, Rhyl
  • September 18  -  6-7.30pm  -  Maes Lliwen, Nantglyn
  • September 19  -  10am-1pm  -  Plas Newydd, Llangollen
  • September 25  -  10am-1pm  -  Rhyl Coast Road