Residents at a new development in Sandbach have been encouraged to brighten up their gardens and look after local bees with a donation of wildflowers.

Each homebuyer at the J One Seven in Old Mill Road has been given a wildflower bee bomb to use in their gardens.

The bee bombs contain a mix of wildflower seeds that will grow into bright and beautiful, nectar rich flowers loved by bees and insects alike.

The seeds require no gardening knowledge or sowing in the traditional sense - residents just need to scatter them over cleared soil and await the blossom of colour and the return of native bee and butterfly species.

Wildflowers will provide a number of benefits for surrounding nature, including offering food in the form of leaves, nectar and pollen, whilst also providing insects shelter and places to breed.

Michaela Lancaster, Sales Director at Barratt Homes Manchester, said: "It's important to us to encourage local wildlife to thrive in the areas that we build.

"We do this by creating open spaces for wildflowers and plants to grow so that naturhas a home on the development, and through projects just like this.

"The lockdown period ignited a passion for gardens and we hope that residents enjoy watching their flowers grow throughout the year and observing nature as bees

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