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Mown verges

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Disappointed to see the entirety of Yarrow Valley Way bypass has been mown. Most of the A49 through Charnock Richard into Euxton seems to have escaped the cull for now. Not sure what CBC's attitude towards roadside verges is, or who to raise it with.
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I live on Gillibrand N off YV Way and was thinking exactly the same thing. I have an online account with the Council and have sent a complaint to their grounds and maintenence dept and will post their reply. You can set up your own account by going to www.chorley.gov.uk
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A pathway near to my house is cut regular by the council and weedkiller is sprayed along the fence lines , another one of my gripes is roundabouts planted up with non native plants and new building sites also planted up with non natives !
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I have signed the petition here which also contacts the council:

I've just signed Plantlife's letter to my council to help save wildlife on our road verges! http://bit.ly/1fOYGLA
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The Chorley Council officer responsible is Sean Blake.

I asked if some green spaces on the Great Knowley estate could be sown with wild flowers -after looking at them with him it was agreed -but nothing has happened yet (and must be getting late to attempt it) because of poor weather.

The Council are interested in doing more -it appears - but putting pressure on would not do any harm IMO
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You need to plant perennial Wildflowers on the verges and not the none native Annual mix, chorley council wont do anything to do this, there response will be they get more emails of complaints from residents if they are not mown and it's LCC' who cut the grass yet they carry on Building property and taking good habitat, IE after Parklands school, it was once a rough meadow with lots of wildlife, now houses, and the top water goes into the River Yarrow, but that's Ok, because they are slowing the flow down at Dob brow pastures ( not)
You need to vote for the right party to have a chance to have verges wildlife friendly.
Just come back from Shropshire and plenty of wildflower road verges there, when are chorley Nats going to put pressure on, so road verges are wildlife friendly. email chorley council at contact@chorley.gov
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Just emailed the council Eddie thanks Wendy
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Just to keep everyone in the picture, we (Chorley Nats) have raised the matter of the mown verges along Yarrow Valley Way with Chorley Council. They have agreed to reduce the mowing to a single strip along the kerb but with a full mow of roundabouts. They will review this later in the season, when they have been able to gauge public reaction. Hopefully, that's a result!
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Well done to the CDNHS officers who raised this and had an impact.
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Post by Eddie Langrish »

Hi Everyone,
Great that Chorley Council have left some of the verges un mown. This will have increased insects in the area, which is great for the wildlife further up the chain.
However, if at the end of the season ( presumably Mid September ) the area left un mown is then cut to the ground, through the thatch, then this will kill a lot of what insect life has increased over the 4 months, by not allowing sufficient thatch for overwintering of Larva and eggs.
Most areas of meadows that are cut in August to end of September if manage correctly are cut to 80 -100 high, giving natural thatch cover for overwintering and the cuttings should be removed and not just left to rot. Fingers crossed it will be manage correctly.

Please could they do the same at every verge possible, IE going through Astley Village.
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