Reader s letter
Monty Don is a passionate advocate for No Mow , and recently told the Radio Times that we should be letting the grass grow to encourage wildlife into our gardens During last year’s lockdown we did the “No Mow” regime in our modest garden in Hunderton and were completely blown away by the variety and beauty of wild flowers that appeared as if by magic, and the number of different bees, moths, butterflies and hoverflies that were attracted to this new “meadow”. We did cut a narrow path up to shed and around washing rotary drier – the contrast made it look deliberate rather than neglected.
Controversial river work may have prevented flooding in this Herefordshire village herefordtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from herefordtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Llangrove residents are unhappy about the plans for glamping barns at Tretawdy Farm nature reserve. COUNTY councillors blasted Herefordshire Wildlife Trust as they rejected their plans to create luxury holiday lets on a nature reserve. More than 80 people objected to their scheme to convert a couple of redundant barns at Tretawdy Nature Reserve in Llangrove near Ross-on-Wye. The site was bequeathed to the trust by Eileen Cook and it was gifted to them in March last year. The gift was conditional to the trust managing the site as a nature reserve, as a whole unit, and must not apply any form of pesticide.
River Lugg: Farmer says he will pull the authorities apart if taken to court countytimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from countytimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.