Chris Packham says we should stop mowing our lawn because it is bad for nature
Share 'I appreciate that the kids may want somewhere to kick a football and you may want somewhere to lay a towel and do some sunbathing or whatever else, so it's a question of getting the balance right. 'But if you have space and you can give the lawn over to a wild flower patch then you will see enormous riches as a result. The science behind his latest comments did seem to stack up that mowing could be bad The lawn ultimatum: Is mowing the grass bad for nature? Lawns can be bad for the environment as homeowners battle for the perfect garden.