Butterfly City

“The project to make Hull the country’s first Butterfly City by adopting the Brimstone butterfly was a no-brainer for me. The plan is to plant thousands of Alder Buckthorn – a small tree – across the city and in neighbouring areas using individuals, community groups, schools and businesses.

A healthy Buckthorn is all the Brimstone’s caterpillar needs to grow happily. The decline in insects is dramatic and already impacting on pollination. Bees love the Buckthorn flowers as well so it’s two for one. The Labour Party have declared a Climate Emergency and increasing the number of trees helps to absorb carbon dioxide and improve air quality

.Getting people involved in gardening and being outdoors is a really good way to help people struggling with loneliness and mental health problems. More trees, bees and butterflies makes the city more beautiful and improves the quality of living. The response to the project so far has knocked me off my feet. I’m really grateful to PATT Foundation for supporting and assisting with the project. I’m proud and excited to have got this project off the ground and I can’t wait to see what happens next”