Warwick Hospital is to get a colourful boost thanks to funding from Warwickshire County Council's green shoots community climate change fund.

The £1 million pot supports a wide range of small, community-powered projects across Warwickshire in addressing the climate change emergency.

The £22,980 in funding will allow the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust to create a wildflower corridor at the rear of Warwick Hospital.

The new corridor will be accessible to staff, patients and visitors.

This area will be the first wildflower habitat at the hospital, providing much needed urban greenspace and increasing biodiversity at the site.

Cristina Calleja, the trust's sustainability manager said: "South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040 and we've set out an ambitious plan to achieve this.

"As part of this work, we aim to enhance the quality of our existing greenspaces, whilst promoting their use to staff, patients and visitors.

"We have seen how access to greenspaces has positive mental and physical health impacts, including improving the patient hospital experience, promoting active recovery and reducing staff stress.

"This is without the benefits protecting our biodiversity brings. This project will only further prioritise the importance of retaining green spaces in an urban environment."

(Header image by Lydia via Flickr)