Complaints over weeds

A COUNCIL is to review its approach to letting some areas grow out as part of biodiversity efforts after criticism.

- By STUART ARNOLD

Like a number of councils, Redcar and Cleveland have previously identified council managed green spaces where wildflowers are seeded and wildlife associated with them such as bees and butterflies similarly encouraged.

This also allows such areas to be spared from regular cutting regimes. However Eston ward councillor Stephen Martin suggested there had been insufficient consultation over the areas selected.

He also said some simply consisted of “weeds and nettles” which looked “unsightly”.