COMMUNITY groups and organisations in East Lancashire have been invited to apply for grants to create exciting, transformational wild flower sites in their local area.
The grants, which are worth between £500 and £5,000, are being provided by Grow Wild, a nationwide initiative to inspire people and communities to come together to sow, grow and support UK native wild flowers.
The group is led by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and backed by the Big Lottery Fund.
Grow Wild pilot projects have included a wild flower art installation planted within the body of a burnt-out car, an urban wildlife centre that reclaimed unused land for the local community and a community garden at a local hospital.
Claire Harcup, programme manager at Grow Wild, said: “We want to hear from community and volunteer groups, including youth groups, who would like Grow Wild to help them realise a vision of transforming an unloved area into a wildlife friendly space that everyone will love featuring UK native wild flowers.
“It could be anything from a garden that celebrates the area’s history and heritage to a project that simply brings unused space back to life for the benefit of local people.”
For more information visit www.growwilduk.com
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