The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
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Hairy-footed flower bee
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
Flower crab spider
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
Stockport Trail of Art and Pollinators Patches (STAPP)
Helping the community bring wildlife back to Stockport.
Actions
From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself at home to help wildlife.
From Car Park To Food Park - An Actions Common CIC
Turning a dull, fly-tipping prone car park in Edgeley into a vibrant, community-designed playful food park and green urban retreat.
Flowering rush
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
The Whitemoss Falls Pond Action Team
The project seeks to introduce high quality and accessible ponds, streams, and bog gardens to the youth centre within the heart of Blackley, North Manchester.
Future Directions CIC action on climate change
In light of the recent climate discussions at COP26 in Glasgow, not-for-profit social care provider, Future Directions CIC, share how their Green Superheroes project will help make a difference.…
RE:Play It Forward - Take Action Together CIC
Creating and distributing curriculum-aligned loan boxes made from household waste, alongside hands-on reuse workshops and open creative sessions.
Roots Outdoor Community Centre - Take Action Together CIC
Creating a skills garden, forest school and a revitalised allotment with a sensory garden, wild planting, and a converted container classroom.