'This government is now wasting scarce and precious funds to wreck wild nature'
Diggers are tearing up part of a wildflower meadow at a church after Environment Minister Edwin Poots awarded it £100,000 to create a pollinator garden to honour the Queen.
He said at the time the ‘Garden of Reflection’ will “attract bees, butterflies, wasps and moths to help pollinate the local flowers and garden life”. And highlighted how it would “encourage honeybees in particular”. Young naturalist and celebrated author, Dara McAnulty, said on Twitter: “So here we have a situation - the destruction of an ACTUAL wildflower meadow to create... a wildflower meadow?!
Remarks about plans for the funding were followed by more adverse comment after diggers moved in to clear a quarter of the wildflowers already flourishing on the site in the height of summer. It’s understood a forest school that welcomes children from across Northern Ireland was among those who lost out on the grant.
"As part of the application process groups were asked to outline the ways in which their project would benefit pollinators. Other criteria included cross-community engagement and public access as well as creating an environmental education legacy. Applicants were required to supply detailed budgets and site plans, as well as commitments to match funding and ongoing maintenance.
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