The grass on roadsides in Richmond and Kingston will be cut less often in a bid to improve biodiversity the council says. This week both councils announced they would be trialling the new approach which will leave grass verges to grow for longer than usual. They say it is hoped this will allow wildflowers to appear, helping to support butterfly and bumblebee populations. The councils say this will also improve air quality as well as introduce colour to the highways. Both have been keen to stress it is not a cost cutting exercise. Richmond council said: “The council is working differently, not less. Equipment needed to cut longer grass costs considerably more, however the environmental gains far outweigh this cost.”
Kingston and Richmond grass verges to be cut less often
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Kingston and Richmond grass verges to be cut less often
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