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Revealed: The 12 locations in Aberdeen about to get wild

The grassy spots will be allowed to grow to create a chain of wildflower meadows across the Granite City.

The Aberdeen Beach Esplanade is set to look dramatically different. Image: Kath Flannery/DC Thomson
The Aberdeen Beach Esplanade is set to look dramatically different. Image: Kath Flannery/DC Thomson

Aberdeen is going wild, with the goal of helping bees and other pollinators.

A new city project, called B-Lines, will see 20 hectares of grassland turned into wildflower habitats.

The 20 hectares will be spread out across 12 locations in the city, mainly along the coast, as well as the River Don and River Dee.

The goal is to create a chain of wildflower meadows all over Aberdeen.

This in turn will help give a home to native insect species likes bees and butterflies, making it easier for pollination to spread.

Aberdeen City Council is partnering with Buglife Scotland, a conservation charity dedicated to insects, for the project.

Which twelve locations are part of the Aberdeen wildflower project?

  • Torry Battery at Greyhope Road
  • Donmouth Local Nature Reserve
  • Beach Esplanade
  • Seaton Park
  • Duthie Park
Duthie Park band stand
Duthie Park may look quite different thanks to Aberdeen’s wildflower project. Image: Scott Baxter/ DC Thomson.
  • Riverside Drive at Garthdee
  • Riverview Drive at Dyce
  • Stonehaven Road
  • Garthdee Road
  • Deeside Way old railway stations
  • Westfield Park
  • TECA (P&J Live)

Why turn Aberdeen wild?

Council Co-Leader Councillor Ian Yuill said: “The B-Lines project aims to change the way grasslands are managed.

“It will both provide suitable and more well-connected habitats for pollinators to flourish.

“It will improve the mental and physical wellbeing of city residents by providing more nature-rich green spaces.”

There will be room for humans in the new spaces as well.

Pathways will be cut through the meadows allowing people to explore.

Ruth Quigley, Conservation Officer at Buglife Scotland, said: “Aberdeen B-Lines is an opportunity for us to provide tangible support for our local pollinator species, but also to help increase awareness of why these insects are so important.

“By creating this network of wildflower meadows, we can work as a community to give local pollinator populations a helping hand.”

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