A summer grass cutting programme is now underway.
Worcestershire County Council has launched its scheme aimed at maintaining around 5,000 kilometres of roadside grass to ensure road safety and support wildlife habitats.
Efforts focus on visibility at junctions and preserving green corridors for pollinators by limiting cutting in select areas.
Nik Price, cabinet member for highways and transport at Worcestershire County Council, said: “While our primary focus when managing roadside verges is keeping road users safe, it’s equally important that we help protect and support the county’s pollinator populations.
“Roadside vegetation grows rapidly during the summer months, and we have a legal responsibility to maintain these areas to ensure the road network remains safe.
“At the same time, the changes introduced in recent years have created significant benefits for biodiversity across our network.”
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A full cut is carried out at junctions and areas where visibility is critical, while only one or two metres is trimmed parallel to the road, leaving large sections undisturbed for wildlife.
The council manages more than six million square metres of rural verges and over 320,000 square metres of central reservations.
It has also designated 46 roadside verge nature reserves to protect rare habitats and species.
