The volunteers also planted wild strawberries, mint, and wild garlic as well as a range of native trees. Once established the bee and butterfly friendly plants will create a colourful, fragrant corridor along the Birmingham Main Line Canal, which will hopefully attract more wildlife to the waterways.
Steve Lambert, from the Canal & River Trust, said: “The Galton Valley Nature Trail is a really beautiful part of the waterways and thanks to our group of volunteers the towpath is slowly being transformed into a beautiful secret garden.
“In the spring the canal will be a riot of colourful plants and wonderful smells, it will be a really welcoming place for everyone that visits this part of the waterways.”
