“Insect drive-in” at Alexela’s service stations

 

We are pleased to announce that in 2022, we launched a five-year pilot project at 20 of our service stations across Estonia. The goal is to map the potential of green areas surrounding Alexela's service stations. The broader aim of the biodiversity-supporting insect drive-in project is to reduce our footprint and contribute to the overall functioning of the ecosystem. In 2023, the biodiversity and insect drive-in project expanded to include all service stations.

 

 


Goal

With the biodiversity and insect drive-in project, we aim to promote biodiversity more broadly and encourage an approach that fosters natural diversity.

 


Frequently Asked Questions

Biodiversity has various levels, expressed through genetic, species, material, functional, and habitat diversity. Since there are no straight lines in nature, we strive to follow nature's patterns in our activities as well.

The goal of the biodiversity project is to reduce the ecological footprint inevitably associated with our business activities and to contribute to the diversification of the local living environment, fostering a richer and better natural environment through simple methods.

We create new values and make the world better for the species we care about. We aim to empower the diversification of ecosystems. Let's support biodiversity!

From snow to snow, Alexela opens insect drive-in stations, after which mowing is no longer carried out. The project is expected to last approximately five years, and, if successful, it will become permanent.

In the inaugural year of our pilot project, 20 Alexela service stations participated to identify and improve the biodiversity of green areas. The service stations involved in the pilot project were: Laeva, Põltsamaa, Riiamäe, Riisipere, Tõrva, Peterburi tee 77, Väo, Jüri, Jüri Põrguvälja, Kuusalu, Orissaare, Jõhvi, Harutee, Otepää, Saku, Haapsalu, Karksi-Nuia, Rannarootsi, Muhu Liiva, and Halinga.

Since 2023, we have expanded the project to all Alexela service stations across Estonia.

We mow green areas up to twice a year. This allows various plant communities stored in the soil to emerge more effectively and provides insects with more favorable and safer living conditions. Understandably, safety requirements for mowing are enforced at all service stations.