Harrow Council has launched a new programme to change the way green spaces are managed in the borough during No Mow May.
Following the success of last year’s trial, selected green verges and park sites will now be left to grow and cut less frequently during the growing season.
The move is expected to benefit the natural environment, with longer grass providing an important habitat for invertebrates and other wildlife, while promoting the growth of wildflowers that serve as important food sources for pollinators like bees and butterflies.
The programme will cover various sites, including:
Green Verges:
- George V (+extension)
- Honeypot Lane (+extension)
- Crowshott Ave bank in junction with Honeypot Lane
- Oxhey Lane (farm side)
- Northolt Road strip in junction with Park Lane
- Wood End Avenue triangle in junction with Westwood Avenue
- Stonebridge strip in junction with Twyford Road
- Rayners Lane grass area near the brook in junction with Suffolk Road.
- Pains Lane junction with Moss Lane
- Magpie Hall Road strip in junction with Heathbourne Road
- Warren Lane near the woods
- Stanmore Hill slope from Spring Lake to Hill Close
- Old Church Lane banks in junction with Gordon Ave
- Tyburn Lane small grass patch in junction with Grove Hill
- Marlborough Road banks near Civic Centre
- Underpass banks behind the Central Depot
- Twyford Road central reservation islands (3)
- Welbeck Road triangle in junction with Twyford Road
- Rayners Lane triangle in junction with Grove Road
- Warren Lane areas near the car park
- St. Andrews Drive (big green)
Park Sites:
- Stanmore Country Park
- Pear Wood
- Roxbourne Rough
- Church Fields
- Roxeth Rec (naturalised areas)
- Lowlands Rec (naturalised areas)
- Montesole Playing Fields (naturalised areas)
- Canons Park (naturalised areas)
- West Harrow Rec (naturalised areas)
- Alexandra Park (naturalised areas)
- Parish Fields, Old Reading
- Harrow Rec (naturalised areas)
- Byron Rec (naturalised areas)
- Stanmore Marsh
- Newton Park West
- Bannisters Sports Field (naturalised areas)
- Headstone Manor
- Pinner Rec (woodmeadow area)
- Kenton Rec
Cllr Anjana Patel, Cabinet Member for Environment and Community Safety at Harrow Council, said that the council’s long-term strategy was committed to helping improve biodiversity in Harrow, allowing nature to flourish.
