As part of Northumberland County Council’s Environmental Policy Statement, NCC Neighbourhood Services have made several commitments to support Nature Recovery & Biodiversity, these include:
• Taking a lead role on work to protect and enhance the natural environment and support improved biodiversity across the county.
• Reviewing their own land management and grounds maintenance practices to identify opportunities to support nature recovery and biodiversity whilst maintaining an attractive and safe environment
This project titled ’Supporting Nature in our Green Spaces’ entails reviewing their grounds maintenance arrangements to identify how they can better support nature recovery and improved biodiversity in their public green spaces, and how they continue to provide good standards of maintenance to support the provision of safe and attractive Green Spaces.
As part of this, NCC are launching a community conversation to reach all stakeholders (residents, businesses, Town and Parish Councillors, County Councillors and staff) to understand what you view as priorities for our shared public spaces and how they are maintained.
Please follow this link (or QR code) to participate in this important community conversation: https://haveyoursay.northumberland.gov.uk/waste/2025-grounds-maintenance-consultation
It should take no longer than 10 minutes.
Please submit a response by Monday 21st April 2025, the data collected will be used anonymously and you can request a copy of your responses at the end if you wish.