Environmental Management
One of the three criteria Shrewsbury is judged on by regional and national judges in the Heart of England in Bloom and Britain in Bloom competitions is the level of Environmental Responsibility taken by the town.
Judges will consider evaluate Shrewsbury on:
Local Identity & Pride of Place
This looks at whether there is acknowledgement of local heritage (including biodiversity) and its relevance
for the community; e.g. art in th elandscape, signage and interpretation.
The judges consider the pride taken in hard landscape (including streets), open spaces (including grass areas and wild areas), street
furniture maintenance, etc.
The judges are looking to see cleanliness, absence of litter, graffiti vandalism, flyposting/temporary signage, chewing gum, and effective dog
fouling control measures.
Natural and Built Environment
This looks for examples that show Shrewsbury understands what biodiversity means locally? Has efforts
been made to create, restore or maintain appropriate habitats to support wildlife?
What has been done to assess the effectiveness of any interventions? E.g.through surveys.
Is nature being considered in all activities, rather than just restricting wildlife-friendly practices to a specific project or area?
Environmental Management
Have steps been taken to employ sustainable or ecological gardening practices? E.g. avoiding chemicals like
pesticides and using other biological and physical controls like hand weeding or companion planting. Eliminating the use of peat, implementing solutions like composting, reducing the use of plastics and recycling those used. Taking
measures to minimise the use of water.
Where local environmental issues have been identified, have plants or greening solutions been considered, e.g. as rain
gardens, green roofs/walls, or as barriers for pollution?