Since being awarded Bee Friendly Town status in 2022 Tring’s Justice & Peace Group have continued to strive to create more and better habitats for pollinators and wildlife in our local area. This includes ongoing efforts to improve the cutting regimes of our roadside verges. Adjusted cutting regimes can mean longer periods between cutting to offer lengthier periods for plants to flower. The group is in an ongoing dialogue with the council to suggest suitable sites which benefit wildlife without obscuring sight lines for motorists. Another aspect of improved verge management is to remove cuttings, so the soil is not enriched (which is better for wildflowers). If left, grass cuttings can create a ‘thatch’ of dead material which suppresses the germination of seeds and blocks low plants from sunlight.