Wildflower seed sowing at Wallington

The Wallington rangers will be sowing some wildflowers in the the front park at Wallington. Why not join them and help us to create a new wildflower meadow?

Did you know?

Wildflower meadows are one of Britain's most diverse habitats, containing up to 40 species in one square metre. They attract pollinating insects such as bees, beetles, butterflies, and moths, which make wild flowers valuable for food crops. You can also find spiders, reptiles, amphibians, bats, and birds in meadows.

Wild flowers hold on to rainwater, help combat flooding, and accumulate vast amounts of carbon. Sadly over 97 per cent of our wildflower meadows have been lost since the 1930s. This is the equivalent of 3 million hectares (7.5 million acres). The habitat now makes up just 1 per cent of the UK. We continue to work hard to protect, conserve and restore wildflower meadows and other grasslands at Wallington and across the UK.