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In 2022, the council decided to establish a meadow management approach to selected green spaces and not mow them during the spring and summer months. Since then, it has gradually added more sites to its meadow areas and extended some existing ones, following recommendations from residents, town and parish councils, and council members. Andrew Busby, South Oxfordshire District Council head of development and corporate landlord, said: "Our staff are working hard to increase the amount of land we devote to nature recovery while also maintaining land for people to use "We have shown that with the right management, we can achieve both.
" The council chooses locations that are not used for sports or play, do not impact pedestrians or sightlines for drivers, and are near shorter grass areas. There are now eight 'Let it bee' meadow areas, which are left unmown, and a further six wildflower meadow area sites, which are sown with wildflower seeds. Together, these sites cover more than 39,000 square meters of land owned or managed by the council - up from just more than 32,000 square meters last year.
Land at Foxhall Manor in Didcot has been added to the list of 'Let it bee' meadow area sites, while two existing sites - Fane Drive in Berinsfield and Radnor Road in Wallingford - have been extended..
