Biodiversity across the district

We work to encourage biodiversity across the district. Here we outline some of our recent projects.

Beacon Park

Bee Bunker - we created a sand-filled cut-out of a giant bee to act as a nesting site for solitary bees who like overgrown grass, earth and sand to nest in.
Loggery - provides a habitat for deadwood species.
Native tree planting
Woodland planting
Reducing the mowing on our golf course through the planting of 2,000 trees
Creating buffer zones around our watercourses to increase biodiversity
Replanting trees which have had to be removed
Planting bee friendly plants in our herbaceous borders
Hedgelaying and hedge creation
Re-located 1918 tree’s across the district including Beacon Park’s Peace woodland and golf course.
Water course improvements in 2023
Introduced electric utility vehicles
Patriot wildflower planting
100% peat free seasonal bedding plants

Planting 100 trees in Burntwood Park in 2019
Planting 1,500 trees at Darnford Park in 2014
Hedgelaying at Darnford Park, Christian Fields and Church Street Open Space
Countryside and Parks Conservation Group - volunteer events focusing on conservation tasks with at least two events a month
Traditional coppicing of woodlands across the district
Scrub clearance across our heathland sites
Working together with likeminded groups, such as Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Staffordshire Invertebrate Fair, Canal trust, Lichfield City Council, Burton Conservation Volunteers and many more with regular joint work parties
Removing invasive species across the district
Reducing our mowing intensity across sites, such as Larks Rise and St Anne's Churchyard
Wildflower/plug planting across sites to encourage meadow species
A selection of the 1918 trees planted in Burntwood Park
Planted 6 Tiny Forests across Lichfield and Burntwood
Created a Community Orchard in Burntwood
Regeneration works to SSSi Wharf Lane
Patriot wildflower planting