Protect orchids

MOWING bee orchids growing on a verge (Letters) is typical of councils that pay lip service to conservation.

It seems small, but it’s the thin edge of the wedge when local authorites say one thing about protecting the environment, but do the opposite.

MARGARET ROBINSON, Sully, Vale of Glamorgan. BEE orchids are protected under Section 13 of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act, so shouldn’t be picked.

Apparently, it’s OK to mow them down!

MARY SCULLARD, Orpington, S. E. London.