Historic York tower welcomes visitors for pollinator-friendly event

The 500-year-old Fishergate Postern Tower will host a pollinator-friendly event this weekend (Image: Friends of York Walls)

A 500-year-old tower will host a pollinator-friendly event this weekend.

This Saturday, 1st of August, Friends of York Walls is offering visitors to Fishergate Postern Tower the chance to sow wildflower seeds to take home.

This is part of a city-wide event aimed at showing the harmony between archaeology and nature through creating wildflower sanctuaries on York's wall ramparts.

Visitors will have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the August-blooming wildflowers, sowing their chosen seed in a recycled-newspaper-made pot for their own gardens.

Moths caught overnight on the ramparts will also be on display.

Visitors can view historic prints depicting the archaeology of the walls, which were originally constructed on arches due to the wet ground.

Additional historic features, including a portcullis and 700-year-old mason marks, will be displayed too.

Visitors will also be able to visit Fishergate Postern Tower and see the original spiral staircase and medieval toilet.