The TV presenter criticises a council after an area of wildflowers is cut down in Derbyshire.
The row began when a local group tweeted the area had been "mowed into lifeless 'neat & tidy'"A council which was criticised by TV naturalist Chris Packham over mowing wildflowers has approved an expansion of its biodiversity scheme.
The council defended itself by saying the area was never designated for wildflowers and other nearby areas had been left. It said a survey identified 94 species of plants, ranging from common dandelions and buttercups to four species of orchid.
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