A sea of wildflowers now covers a forest area in St Albans thanks to a grant from a water company.

The Veolia Environment Trust donated £29,142 to Heartwood Forest, which is run by the Woodland Trust, for the new plants.

Seeds that have been sown at the site include corncockle, cornflower, marigold, poppy, chamomile, scentless mayweed and oxeye daisy.

The new flowers will work alongside the thousands of new trees that the Woodland Trust has planted over the past few months.

Site manager Louise Neicho said: "We're in the process of planting over half a million trees at Heartwood Forest, but we're not neglecting wildflowers either.

"Many thousands of seeds have been sown, which are helping create a richly diverse landscape to complement the new woodland and support a greater variety of wildlife."

Acting executive director of The Veolia Environmental Trust, Maria Cades, added: "It is clear that this project has created a valuable and beautiful landscape that that will be enjoyed by people visiting the Heartwood Forest, and provide food and habitat for a wide number of species.

"I look forward to hearing about it thriving."