Mowing in Peckham Park

[Mabaker]

I've just seen a park worker mowing down all the tall grass meadow area on Junction at East Dulwich Road, just in time for all the little creatures that have made it their home to be slaughtered. What are they thinking?

[Angelina]

They don't think and I seriously believe they couldn't care less.

 

Edited Wednesday at 13:06 by Angelina

[CPR Dave]

It's a park, not a meadow.

[Penguin68]

31 minutes ago, CPR Dave said:

It's a park, not a meadow.

Indeed, it should probably be completely paved - then it would be a proper skate park. Too much effort is put into preserving nature nowadays, it's very disorderly. Think of how much cheaper and cleaner festivals could be if the areas could simply be swept afterwards.

[malumbu]

1 hour ago, CPR Dave said:

It's a park, not a meadow.

My word, we are in agreement on something!  It's good that there are wildlife areas. I cultivate one too.  But this thread is a bit knee jerk. Time would be better spent lobbying Southwark and other big landowners to create more wildlife havens.

[alice]

Don’t they do it every year?

[malumbu]

Just found a link for LB Southwark wildlife and ecology. Suggest all those listing in disgust to read some of this.

 https://www.southwark.gov.uk/culture-and-sport/parks-and-open-spaces/ecology-and-wildlife

[Mabaker]

Southwark lists parks as an ecologically important space so don't understand the point.