Thomastown Tidy Towns Wildflower Meadow
Have you noticed an area of developing wilderness down by the quay in Thomastown, are you curious to know what’s happening?
As part of Tidy Towns commitment to enhancing the biodiversity of the town, we have designated this area as a wildflower meadow. A management plan has been established that will allow for the broadest range of wildflowers to grow, this will in turn provide food and habitat to a greater diversity of bees, butterflies and other insects. These are vital for pollination of both flowers and food crops. This insect life also provides a food source for birds and other wildlife.
In May of this year we carried out a spring flower survey and idenitfied over 20 flowering plants. We plan to follow this up with another survey in early July to idenitfy the summer flowering plants. If you have knowledge of our native wildflowers and could lend us your expertise we would be very grateful, just contact any member of the Tidy Towns committee or email us at thomastowntidytowns@gmail.com
Perhaps next time your walking or driving along the Quay have a look at our developing wildflower meadow. If you have a question or spot an interesting flower send a photo to our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Thomastown-Tidy-Towns-Committee/208962152462670
If your interested in to learn more about Irish wildflowers in your own garden the following links might be of help.
www.wildflowersofireland.net
www.irishwildflowers.ie
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