Plans to plant a new wildflower meadow on the Downs in Bristol have been criticised for “blocking picnics and ball games”. The wildflower meadow is due to be planted on a site, just over half a hectare large, which was previously used for car parking at the nearby zoo.
Local volunteers and schoolchildren are due to visit the site off Ladies Mile on Friday, March 3, to prepare the ground and sow wildflower seeds. Ecologist experts hope that the meadow will restore biodiversity and natural habitats to the area, after decades of parking damage.
The decision to plant the wildflowers was taken last November by the Downs Committee, made up of seven councillors and seven members of the Society of Merchant Venturers. But the plans were criticised during a committee meeting on Tuesday, February 28.
