Future generations prepared to help local nature

Ruthin youngsters are getting behind work to provide a better future for local nature.

Denbighshire County Council's Biodiversity team are continuing to help educate youngsters about what they can do themselves to protect and improve nature on their own doorstep.

Team members carry out engagement with pupils across the county to help them understand how protecting biodiversity can give benefits both to nature and surrounding communities.

The team recently visited Ysgol Pen Barras and Rhos Street School to talk to the pupils about the importance of wildflowers for our pollinators and local wildlife, how they benefit both nature and humans alike, the need to create more wildflower meadows to replace the habitat we've lost and help nature recovery, and planted new meadows on the school sites with the children using native wildflower plants grown at the Woodland Skills Centre.

Following the event Biodiversity Officer Ellie Wainwright said: "We had a great day planting with the children from both schools. They were very enthusiastic to get digging and do their bit to help nature thrive on their school grounds.

By bringing nature into schools and engaging with the students we hope to educate children on the importance of the natural world, and how we depend on and are a part of nature. Every area where nature is allowed to thrive helps to tackle the nature emergency, especially wildflower meadows - which support a wide range and abundance of wildlife. I hope this area will offer many opportunities for students to learn about and interact with nature for years to come."

Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: "The children we meet have been fantastic with their enthusiasm for helping to support local nature. It's really important that we do all we can to help youngsters learn and understand that nature is under threat and how they have taken that on board and really stepped up has been so inspiring to see."

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