Frogs, toads and newts – as well as bees, butterflies and beetles – are now enjoying luxury accommodation in St Andrews Park, thanks to local children and families.
The newly renovated wildlife pond in St Andrews Park has a brand new neighbour: a large bug hotel built from recycled pallets and house bricks.
More than 50 young children, teens and adults came together to stuff old plastic plant pots with reclaimed sheep’s wool, bundles of sticks, pine cones and broken terracotta pot crocks, creating a perfect mix of tiny habitats for insects and spiders.
“We’ve had reports that the first solitary bees have already moved in, which shows how desirable it is!” says the new Chair of Friends of St Andrews Park (FOSAP), Trucie Mitchell, who organised the building session.
“Without the kind people who came along and gave up their Sunday to help run the event, we couldn’t have done it.”
To find out about other events in the park and how to help with its upkeep, visit FOSAP.org.
Everyone is welcome to come along to the monthly Park Chats to make suggestions, ask questions or find out more about the park. Park Chat runs on the first Sunday of the month at 10am by the Afista coffee van.