A change to local parks within Solihull in particular Dorridge Park

Councillor Ken Meeson has sent us this:

​ " Thought you might be interested in some work to be done in the park as part of the ‘Bees and Trees’ project to increase grassland diversity and wild flowers and attract more beneficial wildlife such as bees and butterflies. Under the current ‘Wildlife Ways’ programme wildflower seeding has been carried out on many verges across the borough and these will produce colourful displays for many years.
Work will now commence on some grassland enhancement works in Dorridge and a few others parks between July and late-September. Wildflower seed will be used to create new areas of species rich grassland on existing species-poor grassland areas and the preparatory works for seeding will include mowing, spraying and/or scarifying. Native wildflower seeds will be sown directly into the prepared seed bed in the autumn (early-September) to provide ideal ground conditions for establishment. The enhancement areas will then be cut regularly and the cuttings removed in the first year (2021) to reduce the growth of weeds. As the wildflowers become more established, less cutting and removal of the cut grass is required until it is only necessary once a year.
The pace of work will be subject to suitable weather conditions and may involve temporary closure of some grassed areas, but most of the park will remain open. Warning notices, temporary barriers and other appropriate safeguards will be positioned as required in areas where the work is taking place to ensure safety to both the general public and to give total protection to adjacent trees and park infrastructure etc."

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