Native environmental activists are urging the brand new West Dunbartonshire Council Labour administration to not enhance grass reducing amid fears it may hurt the atmosphere.
This comes after the get together accused the earlier SNP administration of “neglecting” inexperienced areas and saying of their council election pamphlet that they wished to prioritise grass reducing.
Native beekeeper Robert Dalgleish has spoken on the results that it may have on biodiversity, he stated: “If the Labour council goes again to the way in which they used to chop the grass, then will probably be a difficulty as a result of they are going to be reducing all areas, and it'll destroy pollinator corridors.
“June is a foul month for bees to get a meals supply, and one of many greatest pollinators will not be bees, however moss and different bugs through the evening.
“When you look throughout West Dunbartonshire, there are hardly any bugs out at evening now in comparison with 5 - 6 years in the past, and that's due to the dearth of pollinator corridors.”
Labour councillor for Dumbarton, David McBride has stated that the Labour administration will prioritise open areas, commenting: “The Labour council will prioritise our open areas following the regular decline in repairs by the SNP.
“We'll overview areas of biodiversity, guarantee they're applicable, have neighborhood assist and never simply an excuse to neglect communities and open areas.
“The Labour group have had issues from residents that they believed the earlier coverage left a few of our greenspace uncared for and there was no plan.
“We recognize the worth of biodiversity and the requirement to guard the atmosphere.
“Due to this fact, when reviewing the areas, we are going to search skilled recommendation and make sure the areas chosen are applicable and supported by communities.”
Silverton and Overtoun Neighborhood Council chair Rona Wilkinson believes that West Dunbartonshire Council ought to sustain their ‘No Mow’ coverage, she stated: “After the earlier council elections in 2016, there was a ‘No Mow’ coverage, and the realm across the dam within the Silverton space in Dumbarton was left for over a 12 months, and it was beautiful.
“I want I had taken photographs now, however there have been complaints from the general public as no info was given, and a few residents thought the council have been simply being lazy.”