Bring Back the Butterflies

Bring Back the Butterflies is a community project that seeks to encourage residents of Camden to get involved in wildlife conservation.

The project has identified seven types of site where butterflies could be encouraged:

• Private gardens
• Beds and vacant space in streets
• The grounds of housing estates
• Public squares and greens
• Business premises
• The grounds of public bodies including hospitals and community centres
• Cemeteries and churchyards

Established residents groups are being invited to take part in the project. A web site, www.bringbackthebutterflies.org.uk, offers useful advice on creating a suitable habitat for butterflies at the different types of site as well as details of the various species of butterfly.

Project leader James Leigh says: "Camden have allowed me to convert Hampstead Green into a wildlife-friendly butterfly conservation garden. This will be the showpiece garden for the project." James is currently looking for funding to develop the project further.

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