HSBC have been at it again!

This is one of the creature towers, (a bit like a bird table but meant for insects and birds)that they built when some more enthusiastic HSBC folks came to help put substrate on two areas that will have biodiverse planting, the south side first floor teaching terrace and the roof of the school office next to the front door. Unfortunately these can't be planted just yet as it could be too dry for them and so the plants will come soon. Honest!

The special planting is being designed by Nigel Dunnett of Sheffield University Landscape Department and will be co-ordinated by Jeff Sorill from the Green Roof Centre (newly set up in Sheffield). HSBC have given the project a grant that will help to plant this area and also seeding on the main roof.

Nature has been doing it's best to colonise the main roof in advance of the intended seeding...we have some lovely 'weeds'....NO a biodiverse roof doesn't have weeds just natural colonisation! The wildlife seem to like it, we have seen earwigs, ladybirds, bees and birds on the roof and there are some lovely flowers but we don't know their names. It has changed a lot since the bare photos in the March BLOG postings about the roof.