Category: Wildflowers in the verges

Want to increase biodiversity in Hollingdean? So do we- by creating wildflower corridors to help birds, bees, insects and other small creatures to thrive. The benefits will include beautiful natural flowers, fresher air and good crops from fruit and nut trees and other plants vital to our future. Chalk grassland is naturally rich in wildflowers- at its best it can be as diverse as a rainforest. Restoring it can be a massive boost to biodiversity and health wherever we live.

Autumn Wildflower Verge Gardening with Growing Hollingdean Volunteers

13th Oct 2025

Mountfields Triangle, Saturday 27 September 2025

Volunteers gathered on Saturday morning to prepare the wildflower verge for next year.
It was a perfect dry day for collecting seeds and removing the spent wildflowers and grasses. A big thank you to Mel for lending the tools, and to Polly, Karen, and Adela for helping Jo-seph with the raking and clearing. Daffodil, allium, and crocus bulbs were also planted throughout the area to bring some early colour next spring.

Knapweed Wildflower
Scabious Wildflwer
Insect finding
Bulb planting
Seed collecting

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Join us for Wildflower Verge Cutting & Planting 2025

22nd Sep 2025
Join us for Wildflower Verge Cutting & Planting September 2025, Jon Growing Hollingdean volunteers.
Mountfields Wildflower Verge

Saturday 27 September, Mountfields Triangle, 10am-12pm, Rain or Shine!

Join the Growing Hollingdean volunteers for our annual wildflower meadow cutting on Saturday 27th September 2025. We’ll meet at 10am at the Growing Hollingdean shed on the corner of Brentwood Road and Lynchet Close to collect equipment (or bring your own), before walking down to the wildflower triangle behind the 50 bus stop at Mountfields and The Crestway (in pink). Together we’ll be cutting the meadow with shears and scythes, and planting wildflower plants and bulbs using trowels and gloves. Come along, lend a hand, and help care for our beautiful community wildflower meadow!

Free Event Hollingdean, Brighton this September 2025

“The wildflowers attract pollinators such as bees, flies, moths and flower beetles. Other insects and spiders soon follow, as well as larger predators…” Says Natural History Museum. These wildflowers provide vital food and habitat for Hollingdean’s swifts, buzzards, blackbirds, sparrows and more—so come along, lend a hand, and see what insects you can spot while helping care for our community meadow!

Join us for Wildflower Verge Cutting & Planting September 2025, Growing Hollingdean volunteers.

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