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Rural Verges as Wildlife Corridors - Trial of Early Season Reduction in Rural Grass Cutting

 

 

Meeting: 19/12/2022 - Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Item 47)

47 Rural Verges as Wildlife Corridors - Trial of Early Season Reduction in Rural Grass Cutting pdf icon PDF 306 KB

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

Additional documents:

Minutes:

47.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

 

DECISIONS

 

47.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

 

(1) Agree to offer reduced rural cuts to all Parish and Town Councils for the grass cutting season of 2023 to determine the total demand and review further feedback.

 

(2) Agree that single track lanes will be excluded in any reduced rural grass cutting due to safety concerns along narrow roads.

 

REASONS

47.3     Overall, the trial has been well received, however, neither of the trial years was a typical growing season therefore it will be beneficial to roll the trial out further and evaluate the impact of the trial over more grass cutting seasons.

 

47.4     The offer of reduced rural cuts to all Parish and Town Councils for the grass cutting season of 2023 will allow further feedback and understanding of the impact of reduced rural verge cutting across the County on both operational and biodiversity impact.

 

47.5     Single track lanes will not be included in the reduced rural grass cutting due to concerns raised around safety on these roads for all road users.