Wild flowers

Find out about our wild flower planting scheme in County Durham.

Wildflowers Purple flowers on the A689 Sedgefield

Wildflowers Flowers on the A689 Sedgefield

Wildflowers Close up of flowers on the A689 Sedgefield

Wildflowers Close up of poppies on the A689 Sedgefield

Wildflowers Field at Bishop Auckland Town Park

Wildflowers Poppies at Bishop Auckland Town Park

Our popular wild flower displays are in full bloom over the summer months attracting a huge amount of positive feedback amount the array of multi-coloured displays on roundabouts and verges throughout the county.

Where the summer 2023 wild flowers are

Town Recreation Ground, Bishop Auckland
West Auckland by pass A688
Canny Hill Roundabout, Bishop Auckland A688
Middleton-in-Teesdale -around the play area
Matterdale, Peterlee
Burnhope Way, Peterlee
Shotton, Front Street
A19 Roundabout (industrial estate exit)
Sedgefield Roundabout, A689
Wykes Close, Sedgefield
Spennymoor, Frog and Ferret roundabout, A688
Langley Park, Low Moor Road
Harelaw -next to The Avenue
Beamish roundabout, A693
Witton Gilbert, A691
Round Haven roundabout

Types of flower

The vibrant creations, courtesy of our clean and green teams, included various species of wild flowers and herbaceous plants. Annuals such as pretty poppies and colourful cornflowers and popular perennial plants such as oxeye daisies and scabious were also in bloom.