THE results of a wildflower project run by Basildon Council with community groups across the borough is beginning to show its worth.

The wildflowers have now really started to bloom in meadows created within Lake Meadows, Wickford Memorial Park, Kent View Road, Northlands Park and Gloucester Park.

The planting of wildflower meadows is one element of the council's Pollinator Action Plan, which aims to improve and increase biodiversity through a number of different initiatives to maximise opportunities for improvements to the natural environment across the borough.

Chairman of the Leisure and Environment Committee CllrCraig Rimmer said: "These wildflower meadows add another element of beauty to our fantastic parks and open spaces, making them even more attractive open spaces for residents to enjoy.

"Wildflower meadows are beautiful visually, whilst also making a massive impact on an area's biodiversity, which we're fully committed to improving as part of the council's Pollinator Action Plan.

"We've had reports of large swarms of bees occupying small areas of the meadows, which shows that our pollinators are enjoying the planting too."