Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:49 am
#1851595
Not sure if this is a nation trend, but locally the social media police seem to have decided that it is a crime to mow grass. This being on environmental grounds, promoting rewilding to support wild flowers for bees, insects and small animals.
I get and support the general aspiration - indeed locally we've 'rewilded' a number of areas (not trivial effort to do right). However, I have a predisposition towards balance and moderation - a mix of maintained urban verges, and wild rural verges; mow the core of the village green, but leave the borders; etc.
However, aside from appearance and amenity, is there any benefit to mowed grass? (e.g. looking at the amount of birds that congregate on our lawn pecking at worms and bugs, presumably at least some specifies find it useful for feeding?)
I get and support the general aspiration - indeed locally we've 'rewilded' a number of areas (not trivial effort to do right). However, I have a predisposition towards balance and moderation - a mix of maintained urban verges, and wild rural verges; mow the core of the village green, but leave the borders; etc.
However, aside from appearance and amenity, is there any benefit to mowed grass? (e.g. looking at the amount of birds that congregate on our lawn pecking at worms and bugs, presumably at least some specifies find it useful for feeding?)