Since 2012, Plymouth City Council has been committed to increasing the number of wildflower meadows throughout the city which have created a network of 120 sites for wildlife like bees, butterflies and reptiles.
We were successful in gaining funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Peoples Postcode Lottery and Biffa to complete a few projects to improve and increase the wildflower areas in the city. Through projects like 'Plymouth's Buzzing' and 'Urban Buzz' volunteers helped to plant over 5,000 wild flower plug plants and 1,900 flowering bulbs to compliment the 52 kg of wildflower seed that has been sown.
Since then we have continued to maintain, extend and create more wildflower areas.
Wildflower meadows are managed by a single annual cut in late summer/autumn and removing the hay. Wild flowers thrive on nutrient poor soils so if managed correctly, each year they should get better and better!
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Aylesbury playing fields wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/aylesburyplayingfieldswildflowermeadow
Billacombe Green wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/billacombegreenwildflowermeadow
Billacombe Road bee verge/wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/billacomberoadbeevergewildflowermeadow
Bircham Valley wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/birchamvalleywildflowermeadow
Blagdon's Meadow wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/blagdonsmeadowwildflowermeadow
Bond Street playing fields wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/bondstreetplayingfieldswildflowermeadow
Brickfields Triangle wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/brickfieldstrianglewildflowermeadow
Cann Wood wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/cannwoodwildflowermeadow
Central Park wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspaces/wildflowermeadows/centralparkwildflowermeadow
Coleman Drive open space wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/colemandriveopenspacewildflowermeadow
Devonport Park wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/devonportparkwildflowermeadow
Downfield Drive open space wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/downfielddriveopenspacewildflowermeadow
Efford Marsh wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/effordmarshwildflowermeadow
Efford Valley wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/effordvalleywildflowermeadow
Embankment Road bee verge/wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/embankmentroadbeevergewildflowermeadow
Forder Valley wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/fordervalleywildflowermeadow
Gdynia Way wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/gdyniawaywildflowermeadow
Ham Woods wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/hamwoodswildflowermeadow
Hill Crest Drive wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/hillcrestdrivewildflowermeadow
Jennycliff wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/jennycliffwildflowermeadow
Jigsaw gardens wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/jigsawgardenswildflowermeadow
Lakeside Drive wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/lakesidedrivewildflowermeadow
Milford Lane and Budshead Road wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/milfordlaneandbudsheadroadwildflowermeadow
Mount Batten wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/mountbattenwildflowermeadow
Mount Gould wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/mountgouldwildflowermeadow
Mount Wise wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/mountwisewildflowermeadow
North Cross wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/northcrosswildflowermeadow
Novorossiysk Road bee verge/wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/novorossiyskroadbeevergewildflowermeadow
Plympton Pathfields wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/plymptonpathfieldswildflowermeadow
Pomphlett Roundabout wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/pomphlettroundaboutwildflowermeadow
Staddiscombe playing fields wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/staddiscombeplayingfieldswildflowermeadow
Saltram wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/saltramwildflowermeadow
St Budeaux bypass wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/stbudeauxbypasswildflowermeadow
Stonehouse Creek wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/stonehousecreekwildflowermeadow
Tavistock Road bee verge/wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/tavistockroadbeevergewildflowermeadow
Trefusis Park wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/trefusisparkwildflowermeadow
Truro Drive open space wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/trurodriveopenspacewildflowermeadow
Wadlands wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/wadlandswildflowermeadow
Whitleigh wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/whitleighwildflowermeadow
Wolverwood Lane wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/wolverwoodlanewildflowermeadow
Woodland Wood wildflower meadow https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/wildflowermeadows/woodlandwoodwildflowermeadow
