CUTTING SCHEDULE SIGNS AROUND THE COMMON

What?
Friends have worked with the Council and placed the above signs around the Common - you will have likely have spotted them! These are to help guide the Council's mowers as we refresh the cutting schedule for the grass and to make sure the right areas get cut and the right areas are left alone.

Why?
We're focusing on protecting areas of long grass and wildflower meadow, which in recent years have been accidentally mown. These are mostly areas around the fringes, which won't obstruct ball games/picnics etc. and leave pretty much the same space for recreational use as there currently is.

Please find a map produced by our local ecologist here, which is what we're aiming for at the moment:
https://wildbristol.uk/pages/horfield-common-wildlife-management-plan/ 

We've been working with the Council and a local ecologist in order to update the cutting schedule of the Common, which hasn't been amended since at least 2017. We held a consultation in December: https://fohorfieldcommon.weebly.com/whats-on/horfield-common-cutting-map-refresh
This is very much a work in progress, so if you would like to get involved, I'd recommend attending our Friends meetings - these are usually every 6-8 weeks and details can be found on the What's On page.
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