The roofs of hundreds of bus stops have been covered in plants as a gift to honeybee, by a city in the Netherlands.

Mainly made up of sedum plants, a total of 316 have been covered in greenery in Utrecht.

The shelters not only support the city’s biodiversity, such as honey bees and bumblebees, but they also help capture fine dust and store rainwater.

The roofs are looked after by workers who drive around in electric vehicles, and the bus stops have all been fitted with energy-efficient LED lights and bamboo benches.

They are just one of a number of measures Utrecht has introduced in a bid to improve air quality.

Utrecht's gift to the honeybee: Green bus stops Show all 5 1 /5 Utrecht's gift to the honeybee: Green bus stops Utrecht's gift to the honeybee: Green bus stops More than 300 bus stops in the Dutch city of Utrecht have had their roofs transformed by plants to help biodiversity such as honey bees and bumblebees Ramon Poulissen Utrecht's gift to the honeybee: Green bus stops The roofs are intended to improve air quality as well as supporting the city's insects BrightVibes Utrecht's gift to the honeybee: Green bus stops The roofs are just one of many measures being taken to improve the air quality of the city BrightVibes Utrecht's gift to the honeybee: Green bus stops Utrecht's buses themselves are going green as 55 new electric buses will be on the roads by the end of the year Utrecht Township Utrecht's gift to the honeybee: Green bus stops In a further green measure, Utrecht residents are offered subsidies for maintaining their own green roofs Utrecht Township

The city aims to introduce 55 new electric buses by the end of the year and have “completely clean public transport” by 2028.

The electricity used to power the buses will come directly from Dutch windmills.