Yellow patches made by the spraying of pesticides in North Ride, Welwyn
- Credit: Sarah Butcher
A Welwyn Garden City Green Party candidate is calling for the county council to stop spraying pesticides in the borough, arguing that they are destroying the natural environment.
Early this year Welwyn Hatfield was awarded the Tree City of the Year award by a United Nations programme of the same name, in recognition of its trees and green spaces.
Sarah Butcher, who is running for the Green Party in Haldens Ward, said: Since 2019 the council has started to leave some verges to encourage wildflowers to grow and with it increase our biodiversity.