I’m doing my bit to stop the sixth mass extinction – letting my garden go wild

What good will my little contribution do if our leaders don't wise up, though?

Depressing news. The earth's sixth mass extinction is on the way, and it's our fault. I could have told you that ages ago, which is why my friend Clayden and I have been doing our bit to avert it and are clinging to the last remnants of biodiversity by letting our gardens grow rather wild. It's easy for me, because it's my garden. I can have frogs, foxes, nettles, dandelions and more bees if I so wish. But Clayden has the housing association contract gardeners to deal with, who like to shave the grass bald and hack everything else almost to death.

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