Wildflowers for climate change.

[joshua]

Climate change plans boosted by no mow scheme in Stafford​

12/08/2022​

Grassy areas around Stafford are being trialed as part of plans to tackle climate change in the borough.
Six areas of the town are being mowed less frequently to allow wildflowers to flourish, encourage bees, and remove more CO2 from the atmosphere.
Stafford Borough Council has been working with community groups and residents to identify council owned land which they are keen to protect as part of helping nature recovery.
The areas include parts of Castlefields, Rising Brook and the cemetery in the town’s Eccleshall Road.
Tackling climate change is one of the borough council’s top priorities and it is currently producing a ‘Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.’ Earlier this year they set up a Climate Change Panel from residents across the borough who are passionate about the environment.
Councillor Jonathan Price, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, said they wanted to work with the community on introducing more environmentally friendly practices where opportunities arose.
“We are heading in the right direction to being a ‘zero carbon’ authority. We have already demonstrated that we are not just talking the talk when it comes to tackling climate change. We made it a priority and we will work as quick as we can to be carbon-free from our own activities.
“It is great to have residents and community groups getting in touch with us and putting forward suggestions of how we can work together to protect our environment. It is obvious we cannot achieve our goals on our own. We need the community, businesses and organisations to contribute to our agenda - and this latest project is a great example of this collaboration in action.”
More information on the council’s climate change and green recover agenda from their website.
Press Release No 5938

 

[Glam]

The new roundabout opposite herewas left to go wild. Looks a bit of a mess now the flowers have died. Was a gorgeous display at the time.

 

[Staffordy McStaffordface]

Climate change plans boosted by no mow scheme in Stafford​

12/08/2022​

Grassy areas around Stafford are being trialed as part of plans to tackle climate change in the borough.
Six areas of the town are being mowed less frequently to allow wildflowers to flourish, encourage bees, and remove more CO2 from the atmosphere.
Stafford Borough Council has been working with community groups and residents to identify council owned land which they are keen to protect as part of helping nature recovery.
The areas include parts of Castlefields, Rising Brook and the cemetery in the town’s Eccleshall Road.
Tackling climate change is one of the borough council’s top priorities and it is currently producing a ‘Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.’ Earlier this year they set up a Climate Change Panel from residents across the borough who are passionate about the environment.
Councillor Jonathan Price, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, said they wanted to work with the community on introducing more environmentally friendly practices where opportunities arose.
“We are heading in the right direction to being a ‘zero carbon’ authority. We have already demonstrated that we are not just talking the talk when it comes to tackling climate change. We made it a priority and we will work as quick as we can to be carbon-free from our own activities.
“It is great to have residents and community groups getting in touch with us and putting forward suggestions of how we can work together to protect our environment. It is obvious we cannot achieve our goals on our own. We need the community, businesses and organisations to contribute to our agenda - and this latest project is a great example of this collaboration in action.”
More information on the council’s climate change and green recover agenda from their website.
Press Release No 5938

The River Sow is well ahead of the game.

 

[Lucy]

Lots will moan it looks scruffy

 

[Trumpet]

Cynics may say it's a cost cutting exercise. Heaven forbid.

 

[Lucy]

And it may be, but actually it's a really important thing to do for the environment.

 

[kyoto49]

I went in to the Eccleshall Road cemetery today, even in this sustained hot weather, mowed and mown some more. Its good the council at least realise that not mowing is a good thing I guess but this should be the norm! But yeah, the old Tories will be moaning about it looking untidy. Hope the council can be strong and ignore them!

 

[littleme]

Climate change plans boosted by no mow scheme in Stafford​

12/08/2022​

Grassy areas around Stafford are being trialed as part of plans to tackle climate change in the borough.
Six areas of the town are being mowed less frequently to allow wildflowers to flourish, encourage bees, and remove more CO2 from the atmosphere.
Stafford Borough Council has been working with community groups and residents to identify council owned land which they are keen to protect as part of helping nature recovery.
The areas include parts of Castlefields, Rising Brook and the cemetery in the town’s Eccleshall Road.
Tackling climate change is one of the borough council’s top priorities and it is currently producing a ‘Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.’ Earlier this year they set up a Climate Change Panel from residents across the borough who are passionate about the environment.
Councillor Jonathan Price, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, said they wanted to work with the community on introducing more environmentally friendly practices where opportunities arose.
“We are heading in the right direction to being a ‘zero carbon’ authority. We have already demonstrated that we are not just talking the talk when it comes to tackling climate change. We made it a priority and we will work as quick as we can to be carbon-free from our own activities.
“It is great to have residents and community groups getting in touch with us and putting forward suggestions of how we can work together to protect our environment. It is obvious we cannot achieve our goals on our own. We need the community, businesses and organisations to contribute to our agenda - and this latest project is a great example of this collaboration in action.”
More information on the council’s climate change and green recover agenda from their website.
Press Release No 5938

That's great news

 

[littleme]

They were planted around Tillington (the raised verges to stop travelers camping) last year, and looked lovely. Other councils have done this on dual carriageways for years (Coventry etc etc)

 

[DoggedWalker]

Tokenism, virtue signalling nonsense. I’m quite happy to see wild flowers - they look nice, we don’t need to worry about the council failing to mow the grass and they’re good for wildlife.

Trees. Trees are what you need to plant to have even the slightest meaningful impact on CO2 and climate change.

 

[Gramaisc]

Have we stopped the madness of weedkilling the verges on both sides of rural roads?

 

[staffordjas]

Around here , as well as lots of wild flower areas and nettle areas left ( according to signs nettles attract butterflies, but need to be in sunny parts for them to lay the eggs), we've come across loads of carefully placed piles of small logs in the woodland placed to attract/help wildlife .

The woodland Trust (well, someone like that) have also planted young apple & pear trees close to us , which hubby has soon spotted...

 

[Lucy]

Have we stopped the madness of weedkilling the verges on both sides of rural roads?

No weedkiller round here.

 

[Gramaisc]

Have we stopped the madness of weedkilling the verges on both sides of rural roads?

No weedkiller round here.

I used to think it was just splash from the winter salt, until I saw a chap on a quad spraying along here.

 

[kyoto49]

They still weed kill all the streets around the town area, not town centre but every street in the Borough

 

[Noah]

Trees are what you need to plant

Yes, but also desperately need to maintain biodiversity.