Why Exeter's roundabouts are bursting into bloom

Exeter is becoming a riot of colour this summer after a project to introduce wild flowers into every day parts of the city.

Roundabouts, parks and verges have been planted with hundreds of flowers.

It's a joint project between the city council and Devon Wildlife Trust and aims to provide a haven for butterflies and bees.

The Wild City project started with one meadow in 2012 and now has sixty across the city.

The Devon Wildlife Trust hopes that the mini-meadows will inspire people to take little steps to help wildlife in the city, from planting flowers for bees to leaving a bowl of water out for hedgehogs.

The flowers are allowed to flourish between April and August and then the grass is cut either side of the wildflower growing window.