B-LINES FACT SHEET 3

Wildflower-rich Grassland Creation

What type of grassland should I be creating for insect pollinators?

There are many types of wildflower-rich grasslands, including lowland hay meadows and pastures on deep neutral soils, flower-rich swards on the thin calcareous soils of the chalk and limestone landscapes and more acidic grasslands often found alongside lowland heathland areas