The Lancashire Parish Council is about to do something big in the battle to preserve wildlife

Wildlife corridors, usually located on the edges of major thoroughfares, play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing biodiversity across the district.

The development of these areas began after the Chorley Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and decided to let nature take its course with a helping hand.

These wildlife corridors are maintained and expanded by the community’s Streetscene team, who mow only a narrow strip of the roadside lane where it is necessary for motorists’ safety (instead of the whole shoulder lane) and allow the rest to thrive. Onions are often planted as a supplement.

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Coun Mark Clifford, Chorley Council Environment and Greenery Champion at the wildlife corridor location on Osborne Drive, Clayton Brook

Coun Adrian Lowe, Executive Member of Chorley Council (Customer & Streetscene Services) said, “The goal of these areas is to help improve biodiversity, which is essential and which we know is important to many residents . It’s not about cutting costs or neglecting these areas, our team still visits these areas regularly as they used to, but they do it differently now. ”

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Coun Mark Clifford, Chorley Council’s Environment and Green Spaces Champion, said, “These areas are critical to our ecological processes. They provide a number of benefits, such as habitats and access to food for our wildlife and pollinators, and increase biodiversity. We must continue to do everything we can to help these areas. ”

In addition to these, Chorley Council have planted over 40 mini wildflower meadows across the district that are currently in full bloom, providing habitat and food for a wide variety of insects and pollinators.

A meadow of wildflowers in Clayton Brook, part of the Chorley Council’s climate change program

Wildlife corridors can often be recognized by a red butterfly sign and Wildflowers Meadows with a yellow bee sign.

For more information on the Chorley Council’s climate change program, visit chorley.gov.uk/climatechange