Braintree District Council, GB allows rural roadsides to grow wild during pilot with Essex County

Braintree District Council, GB Rural Roadside Wild Pilot

In Progress

The one-year pilot scheduled one lawn cutting per year for targeted roadsides rather than the traditional two cuttings. Wild roadsides protect the animal, insect, and flower habitats endangered by frequent maintenance. Parish and town councils throughout Braintree were surveyed about their views on wild verges at the end of the year. This pilot followed a 2019 roadside wildflower planting program by the county and Keep Britain Tidy.

Surveys Environmental Services Intergovernmental Cooperation Public Works Pilot / POC

Braintree District Council, GB

Non-metropolitan district in England

United Kingdom

Governments Involved

Essex County Council, GB

United Kingdom

Newsworthy

Successful rural road grass cutting trial, to be extended for another 12 months district-wide to allow rewilding – Braintree District Council

Last year a trial was undertaken to leave sections of rural road verges in central Braintree uncut until the autumn, in a new environmentally friendly trial.

Project Succeeded

Braintree and Essex County extended the pilot for a second year after local surveys revealed largely positive responses.

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