BID to improve Worcester's green landscape is kicking off - after concern too many parts of the city are "missing out".

Worcester City Council is launching a review into what can be done to get more environmental improvements like flowers and well-maintained hedgerows in place.

Areas like St Peter's and Warndon Villages benefit significantly from big landscape improvements due to their local parish councils.

But there is a concern other parts of Worcester are not getting the same attention, such as Ronkswood and Dines Green, where there are no 'parish' organisations paying attention to the flora.

An in-house scrutiny review has been set up to investigate what measures can be taken to boost Worcester's "biodiversity", which could result in the extra planting of flowers, new hedgerows, cutting, interpretation boards and any other visible improvements across the city.

It will involve input from Labour, Conservative and Green politicians in a collaborative effort.

The cross-party effort will be led by Councillor Louis Stephen, from the Green Party, who said he was pinning his hopes on it making a difference.

"In Warndon and St Peter's people pay an extra precept (a small council tax levy) and that's great for leafy areas," he said.

"But what about if you live in say Ronkswood or Dines Green, and so on, it's a question of how we better look after those places and create that nice environment.

"When you think of really 'nice' areas near here people might think of Malvern or the Cotswolds, but if you can create better environments in a city it's far better for your quality of life."

The scrutiny work will also involve Conservatives Lucy Hodgson and Stephen Hodgson, and Labour duo Chris Cawthorne and Tracey Biggs.

It is expected to look into the role volunteers and other community-led groups can play.

The five councillors will be tasked with making some recommendations to the Labour administration in the coming months.

Back in 2014 a scheme to recruit more volunteers was launched by Worcestershire County Council, known as 'Act Local'.

But that type of scheme has not tended to trickle down to district councils, despite the savage budget cuts local government has faced in recent years.