Join us to take action in protecting wildflowers meadows in Edinburgh!
On Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Lauriston Farm
At 11am to 1pm.
Grab your free ticket here: https://wildflowersplantingevent.eventbrite.co.uk
Interesting facts about Wildflowers 
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They are great for our biodiversity: A single healthy meadow can be home to over 100 species of wildflowers, which in turn supports other meadow wildlife. For example, the common bird’s-foot trefoil is a food plant for 160 species of insects, which in turn support mammals and birds such as shrews and lapwings.
They provide food: Wildflowers provide bees, butterflies and other pollinators with food throughout the year. On a single day in summer, one acre of wildflower meadow can contain 3 million flowers, producing 1 kg of nectar sugar. That’s enough to support nearly 96,000 honey bees per day. Over a third of the world’s food relies on insects to pollinate them. Without insects, we’d need to artificially pollinate most of our favourite fruit and veg, which would be really time-consuming and very costly.
They can help us fight climate change: Grassland soils can sequester as much carbon as woodland and also reduces greenhouse gases, which can help us in the fight against climate change.
They are at risk: Since the 1930s, we’ve lost 97% of our wildflower meadows in the UK, which is a staggering amount and we need to act now to make sure they don’t completely disappear.
ALL WELCOME!! FREE EVENT!!
Tools provided. Please come prepared for all extremes of weather and wear strong boots. Please bring your own work gloves.
Get your tickets here: https://wildflowersplantingevent.eventbrite.co.uk
Event brought to you by Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC), Lauriston Farm, Communities’ Reduce Reuse & Recycle & Volunteering Matters Action Earth.
Funded by: NatureScot and The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland.
