28-05-2025
- General
- Powys County Times
Welshpool Rotaract club's bug hotel project to help wildlife
A Rotaract club is asking for help to build 'bug hotels' around a town.
Welshpool Impact Rotaract has asked for people or groups to make a few 'bug hotels' using old pallets.
The 'bug hotels' will be placed around the town to encourage pollinators as part of Rotary International's Operation Pollination.
The programme aims to create a network of pollinator habitats on public and private land to stabilise or increase pollinator species populations.
Rotaract lead Mike Lade said: "Pollinators play a vital role in flower and plant reproduction.
"Some 80 per cent to 90 per cent of all plants depend on them to reproduce.
"As pollinator advocates, we recognise the need to help reverse the unintended consequences of human activities in urban, suburban and rural landscapes and help to establish additional pollinator habitats throughout the Welshpool area.
"In 2020, Rotary International formally added the 'Environment' as its seventh Area of Focus worldwide to formalise the environmental work done for decades by the more than 33,000 clubs around the world."
Welshpool Impact Rotaract is also looking for people aged 18 and over who are interested in the environment to join them and help with their environmental work in Welshpool and beyond.
The new Impact club welcomes anyone who wishes to drop in to a meeting to learn more about Rotaract and they meet on the second and fourth Wednesday in the month at The Old Bakehouse, 14 Church Street in Welshpool at 6.30 for 7.00pm but always check as they also have social evenings at other places.
If anyone can help with making the 'bug hotels' please contact the Rotaract club.
