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Summer Pollinator Scheme

In 2021, six sites across the Borough were left to grow to help support local wildlife and pollinators. No grass mowing or herbicide were carried out at the sites between June and September with bee and butterfly signage also installed.

We carried out a survey of public opinion among residents, councillors and stakeholders, receiving 398 responses, of which 66% fully supported the scheme and a further 30% supported the scheme provided the sites are well managed and can still be used by the public. 92% of respondents said the council should be encouraging insects like bees and butterflies.

Following on from the success, we expanded our Summer Pollinator scheme to 22 sites across Rushcliffe in 2022 to 38 sites in 2024 (see below for a full list). This helps increase biodiversity, protects our environment and help us to be more Carbon Clever.

In our survey You said, so we did:

  • Leave more areas uncut: we have increased the number of sites which are uncut from 6 to 38, we will continue to review this and will look to leave more areas in the future
  • Introduce wildflower seeds: we have provided 1500 wildflower seed packs to the public in 2022 and will pilot the introduction of seeds on summer pollinator sites.
  • Keep the sites managed and not untidy: we are cutting the edges of the summer pollinator sites so that they are not untidy and are monitoring them to deal with litter and injurious weeds.

Advice on what you can do to support summer pollinators, is available from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust website and on the Wild About Gardens website, please also see Grow Your Own - Rushcliffe Borough Council.

The areas in the Borough which will be uncut in the summer 2024 are as follows:

West Bridgford

  • Abbey Circus
  • Abbey Park, North
  • Adbolton Lane Playground, Lady Bay
  • Alford Road, Edwalton
  • Blanford Gardens, Compton Acres
  • Bridgefield Meadow, West Bridgford
  • Compton Acres (3x sites) inc Beaulieu Gardens and Broadstone Balancing Pond
  • Cranford Gardens, Compton Acres
  • Deepdale Close to Easedale Close, Gamston
  • Dorset Gardens, Compton Acres
  • Field of Hope, Off Cropstone Close, West Bridgford
  • Green line Extension, Edwalton
  • Gresham Playing Field
  • Gresham Playing Field – Tram Side
  • Greythorn Drive Park, Compton Acres
  • Junction of Valley Road and Melton Road
  • Junction of Wilford Lane and Compton Acres / Heathervale Green
  • Killerton Park Drive, Compton Acres
  • Knights Close, Compton Acres
    Lyme Park Open Space (3x sites), Compton Acres
  • Melton Gardens, Edwalton
  • Miss Machin’s Field, Edwalton
  • Rannerdale Close to Mellbreak Close, Gamston
  • Rugby Road, Compton Acres
  • Rushcliffe Arena entrance, Compton Acres
  • South of Buckfast Way
  • Stamford Road, West Bridgford
  • The Hook play area, Lady Bay
  • Tram Line, Wilford Lane to Acorn Bank
  • West of Greystones Close, Gamston

Villages

  • Bingham - Mill Hill
  • Cropwell Butler – South of St Giles Way and Brownhill Close
  • East Leake - Beech Avenue/Willow Close
  • East Leake - Gotham Road
  • Keyworth, Hawthorn Close
  • Kinoulton - Newbold Way
  • Sutton Bonington - Rectory Gardens
  • Whatton - Green Walk

To find out what wild flowers may be growing at our sites, charity Plantwise have created a list that contains 26 of the most common wildflowers on lawns.

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