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Mar 2022
Harrogate council to repeat Stray rewilding experiment
Harrogate Borough Council will again leave sections of the Stray uncut this year to improve biodiversity.
In 2021, the council's parks team left grass verges close to the roadside on West Park Stray uncut until late autumn.
The new look was welcomed by many who saw it as a sign that the council, which manages parks and green spaces, is serious about improving biodiversity and attracting bees, birds and insects.
But those who cherish Harrogate’s long reputation for organised and elegant planting said it made the town look untidy.
Others suggested the move was down to cost-saving reasons, which the council denied.
A council spokeswoman said this morning:
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