I quite like to be inspired by an idea and earlier this week, while participating in a Surrey Wildlife Trust webinar I encountered the idea of B-Lines (Biodiversity – Lines) - a UK-wide network of 3km wide corridors to encourage the development of wildflower habitats to enable insect pollinators to flourish. The northern part of Betchworth - Betchworth Hills and the Coombe lie within the Surrey Hills B-Line in fact the southerem edge of this B-Line runs a few yards north of my home.
Pollinating insects carry pollen with them as they move from flower to flower. Their pollination services are essential for the fertilisation of many plants, including the ones we like to eat. Although honeybees get most of the credit, there are at least 1,500 insect species that pollinate plants in the UK. In the last 80 years we have witnessed a rapid decline in the number of pollinating insects and an estimated 97% of wildflower meadows. This loss of biodiversity is directly linked to the urbanisation and the intensification of agriculture and increased use of pesticides and herbicides.
The idea of B-Lines seems like an imaginative solution to an important biodiversity issue and I can see how I can use it to make a contribution to a national biodiversity project.
Pollinating insects carry pollen with them as they move from flower to flower. Their pollination services are essential for the fertilisation of many plants, including the ones we like to eat. Although honeybees get most of the credit, there are at least 1,500 insect species that pollinate plants in the UK. In the last 80 years we have witnessed a rapid decline in the number of pollinating insects and an estimated 97% of wildflower meadows. This loss of biodiversity is directly linked to the urbanisation and the intensification of agriculture and increased use of pesticides and herbicides.
The idea of B-Lines seems like an imaginative solution to an important biodiversity issue and I can see how I can use it to make a contribution to a national biodiversity project.
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