The results from the largest ever UK-wide survey on pesticide use by local authorities in public spaces launched today. It provides the most comprehensive picture of urban pesticide use by local councils in the UK to date. PAN UK received responses to Freedom of Information requests from 368 town, city, borough, district and county councils [...] The post 354 tonnes of pesticides used in UK towns and cities in 2024 appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK
by Dr Trevor Dines As a botanist, I very much view the world from the roots up. In urban landscapes, I’m particularly obsessed with urban cliffs – or ‘walls’ as some people call them – where a multitude of ferns, mosses and flowering plants eke out a living in the [...]| Pesticide Action Network UK
Council workers and contractors across the UK are currently spraying the weeds on our pavements, parks, playgrounds and other public green spaces with toxic herbicides. Author and artist, Anna Chapman Parker, provides us with a glimpse of the under-appreciated beauty being lost. Not only are pavement plants vital in supporting our wildlife, there is so [...] The post Where the wild things grow appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK