Petition to stop Shetland verges being cut

A petition calling on Shetland Islands Council as well as Delting Community Council to stop cutting roadside verges until at least September is gaining momentum with hundreds of signatures.

Father and daughter Phil and Georgia Smith launched the Stop the Cutting of Wildflowers online petition three days ago.

Georgia said the world was in a climate crisis and was losing biodiversity all the time.

“We should be planting more trees and not cutting down the wildflower verges around Brae and other areas of Shetland. The

“We have recently completed this year’s ‘cut’”