NATURE SQUARED CAMPAIGN
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by
Jean Oliver
We are in the middle of a campaign in collaboration with Henley in Bloom and the Henley Standard to increase the area of wildflowers in Henley and the surrounding area. Now is the time to plant your seeds
Join the Nature Squared campaign by growing 1 square metre of native wildflowers in your garden, school grounds, office garden, balcony – wherever you can find a space.
We are working together to reach a target of 500 square metres of native wildflower seeds planted in Henley and our surrounding villages. This will create stepping stones that will form a local nature corridor, helping pollinators and other wildlife thrive!
Everyone can join in this campaign to provide food and habitat for our native species and observe the benefits of having wildlife on your doorstep by planting seeds from this September that will begin to emerge from Spring.
How to take part
1. Get hold of some native wildflower seeds.
Greener Henley is giving out a packet of FREE seeds to anyone who is keen to take part – just go to the Information Centre at the Town Hall to collect one.
If you prefer to source your own, you can find a list of plants we recommend. https://greenerhenley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Suggestions-for-wildflowers-plants-for-pollinators.pdf A good online source of native flower seeds grown and gathered in the UK are Landlife Wildflowers http://www.wildflowers.co.uk/
2. Plant your wildflower seeds.
Take a look at our planting guide https://greenerhenley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/How-to-plant-your-native-wildflower-seeds.pdf for tips and advice.
3. Register your square metres
Let us know how many square metres you’ve planted using the form below so we can add them to our running total.
If you cannot access the online form, no problem – you can register your square metres at the Town Hall Information Centre and we will add it to our total on the Greener Henley website.
4. When your plants come up or your flowers begin to bloom, take a photo and send it to the Henley Standard at news@henleystandard.co.uk
To find out more and to sign up, go to: https://greenerhenley.org.uk/nature-squared-campaign/
