One of the positives of lockdown has been how noticeable nature has become. With far less traffic noise people are noticing the birdsong. Wildlife like deer and badgers have been spotted in the city centre. With more time being spent in gardens people are noticing all manner of insects. Some Sheffielder’s have taken up theContinueContinue reading “Sheffielder’s are giving nature a chance”
Category Archives: Glyphosate
Wildflower chalking
Sheffielder’s have caught on to the French craze of chalking the names of wildflowers on the pavement. It becomes a talking point, educating everyone about the bio-diversity on our doorstep and helping people appreciate nature. It also shames the Council, who continue to waste our Council Tax on spraying the “weeds” with glyphosate. This GuardianContinueContinue reading “Wildflower chalking”
Make your verge a wildflower meadow!
Some people are discouraging Council/Amey workmen from spraying the verge outside their house with Glyphosate, by putting up signs like this.
Full Council Meeting October 2019
https://dl-edge-01.public-i.tv/fms/council/sheffield/sheffield02oct19_64019_en_GB_hd.mp4 Council Webcast. Scroll to 1.29 for the relevant section In the video you will see questions being posed to Sheffield City Council concerning the climate and ecological emergency and biodiversity. The questions were answered by Cllr Mark Jones who is the cabinet member responsible for the environment. He later sent a much more detailedContinueContinue reading “Full Council Meeting October 2019”
