Wildflower seeds sown in Dundee
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc is the latest site of the Eden Projects plan to plant flowers over 14 hectares in Dundee
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has today been sown with a variety of native Scottish plant species, to create a wildflower meadow which will bloom throughout the summer.
This is part of a wider Eden Project initiative aiming to bring colour and biodiversity to Dundee with the planting of a series of wildflower meadows. The planting programme is part of Eden’s commitment to the city ahead of the opening of Eden Project Dundee in 2025.
Camperdown Park and Morgan Academy are two of the sites to already have seeds sown as 14 hectares of land across the city will eventually be full of wildflowers.
Pupils from Barnhill Primary School and others from the MSIP community, including City Council Leader John Alexander, took part in the seed sowing event.
The project, funded by the Alexander Moncur Trust, aims to directly addresses the decline of natural wildflower meadows that support bees and other pollinating insects.
Some of the wildflowers that will soon bloom at MSIP include native local provenance species such as corn chamomile, poppy, oxeye daisy and red campion.
Ten further sites have been identified by Dundee City Council, as part of the City’s biodiversity grasslands initiative, and will be developed and maintained through the Nature Restoration Fund, with Eden Project supporting the training and narrative building.
Caishlan Sweeney, Project Engagement Manager, Eden Project said: “We’re delighted to be working with MSIP to introduce these important wildlife habitats as part of our continued work in Dundee. Sowing wildflowers is a fantastic way to introduce children and adults to the diversity of nature and begin to build a new connection to it.”
Sarah Petrie, Innovation Director, MSIP said: “The creation of a wildflower meadow will add to the variety of habitats available on the Innovation Parc for wildlife to thrive.
“We want to provide a rich and varied working environment for people to enjoy at MSIP, and we believe that the wildflower meadow will add to that, stimulating new innovations as a result.
“It’s great to be able to include local young learners and our MSIP community in the building of this, something that they can all hopefully benefit from in the years to come.”
