in Stockholm, Sweden (at least in Järfälla) they have stopped cutting the sides of the roads and they are cutting much less frequently their fields of grass. I

in Stockholm, Sweden (at least in Järfälla) they have stopped cutting the sides of the roads and they are cutting much less frequently their fields of grass. I think this started 2 years ago. now instead of lawn strips we're seeing huge weeds flowering, all the time. they also routinely kind of "clean up" forest patches by cutting young trees that are about 2 m long. usually it's going to the refuse or is otherwise recycled. this year they have started grouping them together in piles and also adding any logs that were available from fallen trees, leaving them to be taken over by foliage. this year has SUBSTANTIALLY more insects, and bees, and also many more spiders and obviously also webs.