I WRITE in response to your report last week about the state of Wirral’s grass verges.

Does Cllr Bruce Berry think that in order to celebrate World Environment Day, the council should mow all the grass verges and spray every weed with herbicide?

I think a far more appropriate response would be to allow our native grasses and flowers to flourish by the roadside, where their beauty can be appreciated and the bees, moths and butterflies can be encouraged.

For example, I passed Upton Road recently and noted that the grass verges on both sides had been allowed to grow and flower.

They looked stunning.

The same goes for Woodchurch Road, opposite Asda, Lever Causeway, Station Road and Landican Lane.

Of course, some mowing is essential for public safety but in the main, this could easily be limited to cutting a footpath through longer grass or mowing a strip along the edge of the verge.

The main body of the grass would need to be cut once in September and the clippings removed after a couple of days, to allow the seeds to disperse.

By coincidence this would be a far more economical way to manage our public spaces and save money but would also greatly enhance Wirral’s green credentials.

People could be encouraged to plant wild flowers in them and schools could use them in nature projects – there are loads of possibilities.

We just need to appreciate that grasses and wildflowers are far more interesting and beautiful than the sterile formal green sward we have become accustomed to.

Val Bodels,

Pensby.