Our Delivery Report
Funded on 25 November 2021 | Delivered on 01 July 2025
£7,131
RAISED
42
BACKERS
45
DAYS TO FUND
BIGGEST PLEDGE
£2,250
From Cotswold District Council
10000
people have visited this project!
30 July 2022
we sow, they slow
roadside word flowers were cerate to boost biodiversity and slow traffic through the village
donated £30
donated £10
Cotswold District Council donated £750
Charlton Park Estate donated £200
donated £2
01 July 2022
WOW Long newnton Flowers
interviewed for BBC points west on how we were looking to use wild flowering the verges to tray and slow speeding vehicle through the village
More about our impact
The environment
We have witnessed many more butterflies and bees visiting the wild flowers, and we have also seen traffic speed slowed significantly when the flowers are in full bloom as drivers slow down to view them. The villagers are very proud of what we have achieved!
The local economy
N/A
Volunteering, jobs & education
We have a group of volunteers alongside a contractor who manage the maintenance of the wild flower verges.
Arts, culture & heritage
n/a
Activity, health and leisure
the very impactful visuals nature of the flowers is a truly uplifting sight when they are in full bloom, and can be witnessed by anyone driving through the village. It has certainly been commented upon on local facebook pages how the sight of the lowers brightens peoples day.
