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To: Melton Borough Council
Melton Borough Council: Join Plantlife's Road Verge Campaign!
Join the growing number of local authorities tackling the climate emergency and reducing their expenditure and carbon footprint by managing road side verges and other, non park or visibility required grassed areas for wildlife. Pledge to support Plantlife in the 2020/2021 financial year.
Why is this important?
Plantlife helps councils manage their verges and greens for native wild flowers and wildlife. Increasingly, local authorities are opting to save money on mowing/strimming by seeding verges and other grassed areas with native plants that are good for struggling wildlife species from butterflies and bees to hedgehogs and voles. These wildlife managed areas are then encouraged to grow naturally and only cut once a year in late Autumn. MBC has debated the climate crisis - now let's encourage them to make a positive start in the next financial year and help turn bare, mown road verges into blooming wild flower meadows!
