Nottinghamshire wildflower verge scheme allows nature to flourish

Nottinghamshire’s verge scheme is allowing nature to flourish.

The county has over 15 wildlife-friendly verges that are only cut once a year to promote wildflower growth and provide habitats for small animals.

Sites include verges in Bleasby, Collingham, Edwinstowe, Edingley, Girton, Halloughton, Kersall and Laxton.

The county council is planning to introduce another 11 wildflower verges.

Neil Clarke, chairman of the transport and environment committee, said: “This is an excellent initiative and it is really pleasing to hear that more wildlife-friendly verges will be rolled out across Nottinghamshire.

“We recently installed signs at these locations to explain that these verges have a reduced cutting frequency and the feedback so far from local communities on this scheme has been positive.

“But although this excellent initiative has been a real hit, it’s important to note that it is not possible for us to do this on all verges across Nottinghamshire. This is because road safety for all highways users will always be a top priority for us.”