Wildflower meadows

As well as brightening up the borough, wildflower meadows are absolutely vital for our ecosystem; providing pollinators such as bees and butterflies and other insects with food, shelter and places to breed. They also play an important role in winter as a source of food for birds and small mammals.

For 2021, following positive feedback from residents, South Ribble Borough Council has expanded its wildflower planting programme to include 14 new locations across the borough. Seeds will now be sown shortly after Easter in the following 31 areas (* = new for 2021):

Bamber Bridge/Higher Walton

Brownedge Road (roundabout)*

Carwood Road/Millwood Road (opposite The Hunters)*

Holland House (entrance)

Holland House (central reservation)

King George V fields, Higher Walton Road

Station Road (outside the Hob Inn, Bamber Bridge)*

Withy Grove Park, Brindle Road

Leyland & Farington

Barn Hey Drive/Leyland Lane*

Broadfield Drive (opposite St Mary's Church)

Church Road (outside South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre)

Cowling Way*

Dalehead Road Green

Farington Lodge (north entrance)*

Farington Park (near Balshall Grove)

Lancaster Lane*

Leadale Green*

Longmeanygate (in front of Bobby the Iron Horse statue)*

Moss Side Village Green

Worden Park*

Penwortham

Kingsfold Drive/Hawksbury Drive

Margaret Road

Marshalls Brow (opposite Middleforth Green car park)

Pope Lane Park

Queensway

Western Parishes

Chapel Lane / Liverpool Road / New Longton

Dob Lane/Walmer Bridge (junction of A59, Longton By-Pass)*

Gill Lane/Walmer Bridge (junction of A59, Longton By-Pass)*

Liverpool Road (highway verges between Longton Medical Centre and Skip Lane)*

Much Hoole Playing Field, Northern Avenue

The Grove, Longton, off Liverpool Road

Walmer Bridge (opposite The Fox Cub)