In the back of the Queen Bee’s head there will be a stack of mixed logs and stones with holes drilled into them to help encourage homes for masonry bees and solitary bees.
Murless continued: “In folklore, bees are also associated with family, protection and teamwork, which I think connect perfectly with this community project.”
Westbury Town Council has worked with Penleigh residents and local schoolchildren on the project to improve the park with additional funding from Wiltshire Council.
Benjamin Griffiths, business development manager at the Town Council, said the sculpture “will be an incredible addition to an already beautiful and much deserving space in Penleigh Park.”
He added: “The whole group have worked really hard to make this happen.”
Wiltshire Council’s public art officer, Ella-mai Robey said the “brilliant” idea to transform Penleigh Park all stemmed from local people.
She added: “Using public art developer contributions to create such a great art project for the community is really exciting.”