A to Bee Roads

Reducing mowing and helping the city’s ecology

The A to Bee Roads programme aims to increase biodiversity and reduce the council’s carbon footprint long term, as opposed to reducing mowing for four weeks alone, as piloted in the trial of No Mow May in 2023.

As part of this new pilot programme, there will be a change to the frequency of mowing on around 100 km of central reservations, and some parks and open spaces.

A to Bee Roads will cover 51 wards – there will be signs up on central reservations to show where the programme is being implemented.

The wards not included in the programme already have a number of sites that are of value for urban wildlife - including pollinators, have high ecological value, or will see trials in parks and open green spaces as part of Birmingham’s Buzzing Parks project.

Page last updated: 25 April 2024