THE wonder of nature has literally taken off at Inverkip Hub s community garden. The Blooming Inverkip group took young people under their wing as two Greenock families nurtured butterfly kits and watched the larvae develop colourful wings, before being released into the world. Bob Russell, founder of Blooming Inverkip, says the butterfly garden at the Hub has been a great success since being developed in 2019. He said: A lot of the plants here are pollen-rich and attract butterflies. Youngster Zara Bonnar, 10, a pupil at St Mary s Primary, took part in the project last year and got her best friend Ailiedh Strathie and her big brother Euan, 14, involved.
Blooming Inverkip has organised a whole host of village-wide activities, including a successful planter competition for youngsters. Volunteer Bob Russell says the group’s members were keen not to let the year pass by just because of Covid-19 - and determined to make the most of their free time during lockdown. Bob said: “It’s been a crazy year for everybody but to be honest it has been a really productive year for the group. “We thought about shutting down for the year and forgetting about it, but the guys are a resilient bunch so we came up with other plans.