Alternative Land Management

Huntingdonshire District Council have begun their Alternative Land Management scheme by working with parish and town councils to make better use of the district council-owned pieces of land that can have a significant positive biodiversity impact in our urban areas.

Just over half of district council-maintained land is what is known as amenity grass – grass that is intensively maintained and closely mown every 2-3 weeks between March and October. HDC manage and maintain just over 256 hectares (2.56 million m2) of which 52% is amenity grass and in terms of biodiversity, is currently classed as poor.

HDC’s commitment is to:

• alter how we manage 25% of these areas by allowing grass to grow to meadow grass and cutting once a year

• increase the amount of floral meadows we sow by 25% over the next four years (currently 1.4 hectares)

• increase the tree canopy by adopting and implementing a four-year tree planting programme (approximately 10,000 trees).

For more information: www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/alm

Meet Your Councillor Sessions - We understand that sometimes it is easier to talk to someone face to face, rather than send an email or make a phone call. To help, we have scheduled some dates where residents can come and meet their District councillors face to face. These will be split monthly across the three district wards.

Saturday 20th May 14.30 – 15.30 Judith’s Field Godmanchester

Saturday 17th June 14.30 – 15.30 Offord Village Hall

Saturday 1st July 13.30 – 16.30 Gala Day Godmanchester Recreation Ground

Saturday 2nd September 14.30 - 15.30 Hemingford Abbots Village Hall

As always, we work for you year-round. Should you need us, please contact us on:

Debbie Mickelburgh debbie.mickelburgh@huntingdonshire.gov.uk 07537 121365

Brett Mickelburgh brett.mickelburgh@huntingdonshire.gov.uk 07441 392492

Sarah Conboy sarah.conboy@huntingdonshire.gov.uk 01480 414900