{"id":23160,"date":"2026-04-21T11:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/actueel\/het-maaien-van-bermen-en-velden-is-gestart"},"modified":"2026-10-05T11:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:06:41","slug":"het-maaien-van-bermen-en-velden-is-gestart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/actueel\/het-maaien-van-bermen-en-velden-is-gestart","title":{"rendered":"Mowing of verges and fields has begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--grey e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<p>In spring and summer, we were able to enjoy the wild flowers along the roadsides and in the fields to the full. Now that autumn has begun, it is time to mow some of these areas. We do this in an environmentally responsible way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some items remain in place<br \/>\n<\/strong>Things are unfortunately going very badly for nature. In recent years, we see that there are fewer and fewer bumblebees, butterflies and hoverflies, for example. These species are needed to pollinate plants and trees. So we need insects for our own food. In addition, insects themselves are an important food source for our birds.<\/p>\n<p>To help insects, we provide more flowers, and thus food. We also leave flower and herb-rich grass in some places in autumn and winter. Many species hibernate here, or lay eggs that hatch in spring. Other animals also like to use these hiding places, such as hares. In addition, birds also like to eat the seeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Four ecological steps<\/strong><br \/>\nAs part of our mowing policy, we work with four different \u2018ecological levels\u2019. This means that the longer the grass, the more space there is for flowers and herbs, and therefore the more important it is for all kinds of insects and other animals. The areas we are currently not mowing fall within our ecological tier 4, which has the highest value for nature.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the <a href=\"\/maaien-van-gras-en-bermen\">page: mowing grass and verges<\/a> more about our mowing policy.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-acfblock=\"Afbeeldingen-enkel\" class=\"section editor section--grey\"data-vantot=\"2026-09-24 15:00:00\/2026-12-24 00:00:00\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 editor__image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maaibeleid-ecologische-treden-2026-e1790665843895.png?ver=1790262525\" alt=\"Infographic showing the four stages of the mowing policy, from short grass to tall, flower-rich verges. Stage 1: neatly mown, short grass; mow 20 to 25 times a year, between April and October. Level 2: short grass with space for flowers and herbs; 4 to 8 times a year, between April and October. Level 3: flower-rich verges and fields, sometimes up to one metre high; 1 to 2 times a year, in September and October, sometimes with an extra mow in May or June. Level 4: flower-rich verges and fields, sometimes one metre high, a third of which remains standing in winter; mow in phases (two-thirds) once a year, in September and October, sometimes with an extra mow in May or June.\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\nThe four different \u2018ecological levels\u2019 of the mowing policy.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that most of the flowers on the verges have finished flowering, the council will be maintaining the verges, which are rich in flowers and herbs, until the end of 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