No Mow May

The Parish Council is committed to considering the conservation and promotion of local biodiversity with regard to the management of its open spaces, so we're leaving patches of grassy areas to grow longer this May to allow native flowers to bloom for bees and butterflies and provide shelter for small mammals.

Areas of grass at Kings Croft, Pear Tree Avenue, Theynes Croft car park, the Burial Ground meadow and Birdwell Rec will not be cut during May.

For more information on the #NoMowMay campaign, visit Plantlife.

Want to find out about the areas of grass that North Somerset Council are responsible for? Visit our Grass Cutting page.

Use these printable A4 sheets to help find spring and summer flowers growing in the uncut grass. What can you spot?

In accordance with the duty imposed on town and parish councils by Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, updated by Section 102 of the Environment Act 2021, Long Ashton Parish Council must from time to time consider what action the authority can properly take, consistently with the proper exercise of its functions, to further the general biodiversity objective.

In response, the Parish Council approved the Biodiversity Action Plan to work towards conserving and enhancing the biodiversity of the Council's area.

The Full Council and any committees of the Council will consider sustainability, environmental impact and biodiversity when making decisions and will develop and implement policies and strategies as required.

Check out our biodiversity initiatives. Want to get involved? Join the Biodiversity Working Group or come along to our Environment Committee Meetings to get a feel for what we do.