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Wildlife Wednesday

🦋Research from University of Plymouth shows that appropriately designed soil-based living wall systems can deliver meaningful urban biodiversity benefits when integrated with strategic plant selection.

🐦‍⬛ In the study locations, 32 bird species were recorded, with three species observed nesting within the living walls.

🐝 Among the hundreds of other creatures observed were 12 different types of bees, hoverflies and other pollinators, as well as 19 types of soil invertebrates and 12 species of spiders.

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-walls-boost-biodiversity-safe-spaces.html

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Living walls boost biodiversity by providing safe spaces for urban wildlife

Living walls—structures housing flowers and plants fitted to the outside of new and old buildings—can significantly enhance the biodiversity within urban environments, a new study has shown.

Phys.org