Volunteers want to see less cutting of Shropshire verges to allow wildflowers to thrive
A GROUP of conservation volunteers in south Shropshire is calling for roadside verges to be left uncut to benefit plants and wildlife. Restoring Shropshire’s Verges Project (RSVP) is working with Shropshire Council, the Stepping Stones Project and the National Trust to protect verges in south Shropshire, leaving them to grow wild until late summer. To raise awareness and help people understand why these verges are being left to grow, volunteers have put up signs that say: ‘Don’t mow, let it grow. These verges are being managed for wildlife.’ South Shropshire has some of the be...
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