COIR ROLLS HAVE BEEN installed on the banks of the Nottingham & Beeston Canal.
This is to encourage wildlife into the centre of Nottingham.
Variety of plants
Canal & River Trust tell this is designed to soften the banks of the canal and the rolls include a variety of plants that are popular with pollinators.
Once the plants are established, it is told they will give the waterway a more natural feel and bring life and colour into the city.
The installation is in places along the canal where space can be maintained for passing boats.
A spokesman for the trust explained:
“A key part of our work caring for the nation’s historic waterways is helping nature to recover and thrive, and these new ecosystems will provide valuable habitats for plants, insects and young fish, right in the heart of the city.”
National Lottery
The installation has been funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund through Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, with money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.