"David Hill" wrote in message ...
Why not leave a few patches of clover where it is thickest, it will be a
very good food plant for bees and hoverflies.

And small white clover makes quite a good green lawn in its own right,
as the picture shows: keeps shorter than grass, and roots deeper, so
it's more drought-resistant (though that looks like Wales, so you may
not be too worried about drought!). Of course it's no good at all if
it's going to get any wear.

Mike.