Plans to replace the grass area outside the front of Trinity College with a wildflower meadow have got the backing of the public.
It followed a poll online, that was conducted earlier this year.
Of almost 14,000 votes, 90 per cent were in favour of boosting biodiversity. It will see the front lawns, that face on to College Green, transformed.
Due to COVID-19 we took a pause, but wanted to let you know results of #tcdwildflowers vote.
13,850 votes. 90% in favour of turning the front of Trinity from a lawn into a wildflower meadow. We won’t be planting quite yet, but stay tuned, we’ll update as circumstances allow. pic.twitter.com/kWMXW2l6V0
— Trinity College Dublin (@tcddublin) May 1, 2020
The meadow will flower in spring and summer and be left untouched over the winter months when pollinator insects such as butterflies, hoverflies and bees hibernate.
The university had warned the area will look a little more untidy during certain times of the year.
Professor of Botany at Trinity College is John Parnell;
"It really quite surprised me, I thought the vote would be closer than that and I just had no idea so many people wanted to see the area change.
I think the thing to remember is this is not going to be a blaze of colour from December of one year right through to the December of the next year, it simply isn't. But it is going to be colourful for a lot of the time."
He hopes to begin work on transforming the lawns once the coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
