Small patches of land owned by East Hampshire District Council can be turned into havens of wildflowers and pollinating insects, thanks to a new scheme.
Green-fingered volunteers can apply to transform them into to an eye-catching paradise for insects.
Council climate change and placemaking spokesman Rob Mocatta said: “The scheme is in the council’s climate and environment strategy, the document setting out how the council can fight climate change itself and encourage others to do the same.
“Planting wildflowers on small patches of land like this looks great, and it also gives local biodiversity a much-needed boost.
“It takes a lot of hard work but when it’s done right it is really worth it.”
One Alton group has already shown the way, taking over a grassy verge off Butts Road and Borovere Gardens (pictured below).
And now the council is looking for more local groups to take on land near them for the same purpose.
Residents can use the ‘Where I live’ function on the council website to see which bits of land are council owned, or email [email protected] or [email protected]