No Mow May

I'm all for no mow May where its appropriate. 

I wouldn't say a campsite pitch was!

The verges are being cut and strimmed here REGARDLESS of no mow May or safety issues. I just wish they'd show the same enthusiasm to cutting back bushes and greeny from the road signs. Being new to the area I'd like a pointer that signs agree with SatNav. Sometimes I try to do local runs without SatNav to see how my memory of routes is doing. The signs are either totally overgrown or barely readable 😡🤐. So its always a bit nerve racking or stop and put Satnav on and add mileage! And yes I have written to our local council & highways. Not so much as an acknowledgement as yet.

Wasn't the dress order at scout camp shorts, pumps and no socks 

I didn’t think it applied to pitching areas but to the surroundings 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

Correct TW, it also provides a good definition of the grass pitches. Saw this last week at the New Forest Centenary site.

Our neighbour has decided to go for No Mow Year.

No Mow May is not about a total abstinence, it’s about allowing flora to do its own thing wherever possible. That flora help will in turn pay dividends for the fauna like bees and other pollinators which in turn will help us greatly. Wonderful don’t you think! It’s a win, win and just possibly crucial for the future! Just a tiny bit of rewilding we can all do, just find that significant area to no mow!

That's optional for the wardens. At Black Knowl last week nothing had been mowed, but the wardens did say they were "intending" to mow the pitches.

I’d be very surprised if CAMC haven’t stipulated that pitching areas are to be mowed.

It would be useful to hear from JK if he’s around.

So, No Mow May then. It's been left optional if sites wish to take part but it's encouraged. Sites that do take part will still maintain the grass pitches. A 9 meter x 9 meter (average pitch size)square pitch gets cut, everything else will be left except maybe a pathway to an electric point etc. 

JK

Cheers, JK. 👍🏻