Natural environment
Grassland management strategy
Why the long grass?
Our Cabinet adopted the grassland management strategy in April 2024. This new strategy aims to increase local biodiversity and societal mental health and wellbeing through the recovery of natural habitats like grasslands, whilst also allowing us to focus on priority developments around the borough. By growing long meadows in green spaces around the borough we can increase:
- wildlife and pollinator species
- social wellbeing and natural awareness
- the borough's resilience against climate change
- the sequestration (removal or separation) and storage of carbon
We understand some of these changes are different and are different to the previous cutting frequency, however, to ensure the health of our society and environment we believe this to be a great step in the right direction. As a Council and according to our new policies we will ensure paths, informal sports pitches and verges are cut to an acceptable degree for your convenience.