Swansea’s newest small park is pointing the way ahead as the world tackles climate change.
Installed last summer, between the St Mary’s and St David’s churches, the facility – known as a “parklet” – is visited by thousands of people every week.
Its new panels explain why it’s important to encourage local biodiversity as the world tackles climate change and the nature emergency.
Council cabinet member David Hopkins said: “Our major city centre developments – including the forthcoming improved Castle Square Gardens – reflect our aim for a greener and more biodiverse city.
“This temporary pop-up points the way for city centre biodiversity. It’s influencing other key projects and is being used to trial a wide variety of pollinator-friendly plants and nature-based solutions.”
The installation was created by the council in partnership with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Welsh Government’s Local Places for Nature Challenge Fund.
It features more than 40 wooden planters with integral seating.
NRW’s Hamish Orborn said: “The information panels help people see how bringing nature into the city doesn’t just make it a much nicer place to be; it’s good for wildlife, works to reduce pollution and flooding and helps reduce and protect us from climate change.”
The new panels were funded – through Welsh Government – by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe Investing in Rural Areas.
