FONTHILL ESTATE WILDLIFE
WHERE ARE YOU?
From this map you can see exactly where you are on the Fonthill Estate and which footpath you are using. Please help us in our efforts to protect and encourage the wildlife on the Estate by keeping dogs on leads, sticking to the designated paths and taking all litter home with you.
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We have lots of ground nesting species currently on the Estate, therefore it is vital that dogs stay under control so as to not disturb or kill these animals.
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Thank you.
WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THIS AREA TO ENCOURAGE WILDLIFE
Find out below
FLOWER RICH MARGINS AND PLOTS
Flower rich margins or plots provide a hugely important habitat and foraging site for invertebrates such as bumble bees, butterflies and farmland birds like the yellowhammer. For pollinators such as the bumble bee, these margins supply a continuous source of vital nectar through from March until September. The Wildflower margins also play an important role in increasing the abundance of beneficial insects such as hoverflies. These feed on agricultural pests such as Aphids, therefore removing them and enhancing crop growth.
THE AUTUMN SOWN BUMBLE BIRD MIX
The Autumn sown bumble bird mix is created through a seed mix containing at least 6 flower species and 6 seed bearing crops, together they provides important food resources for farmland birds, such as tree sparrow and corn bunting. This mix also benefits a range of nectar feeding insects, including butterflies, solitary bees, hoverflies and bumblebees who use this mix as their key source of nectar from early to late summer.