Giving Chelmsford’s wildlife corridors space to thrive
In 2022, Chelmsford City Council changed how it maintains grassland in the district. Large areas like our parks, right through to communal green spaces and small neighbourhood verges are now managed in a different way.
For decades, the council has cut all of the grass every few weeks. Although we did this with the best intentions, we are realising that closely cropped grass is a desert for biodiversity. Now we’re doing things differently to restore lost grassland habitats before it’s too late to support our rapidly declining populations of pollinators.
Find more on how we manage our land and what Space to Thrive means below.
