Neat, but boring

Neat, but boring

This has been a pet hate of mine since we moved down here three years ago.

The grassy banks and surroundings of the railway "property" (the WSR lease the land) are mown on a regular basis - usually twice a week - with the result that you see. Neat but oh so boring. Occasionally (e.g. in inclement weather) it gets left and suddenly we get wild flower gardens that attract all sorts of wildlife and look really nice. Then the Axemen cut it down again.

You decide what you would like - pretty flowers and lots of wildlife or Astroturf. But if you want the latter then please don't talk to me.

Running parallel to the railway line is an unadopted road that has a small verge on the opposite side to the railway that is covered in naturally occurring flowers. These flowers are home to all sorts of wildlife.

The railway staff have started to cut down the flowers "to make it tidy", thus destroying a natural habit for the wildlife.

So now the "municipal garden" scenario has spread from the station to the surrounding lanes. Just what we don't want in rural Somerset.