Join Us for No Mow May!

No Mow May is an annual campaign started in 2019 by conservation charity Plantlife. The campaign encourages people to put down their mowers for the month of May in order to let wildflowers and your local biodiversity flourish.

Who Can Participate in No Mow May?

Anyone can participate! Whether you live in a city, town or in the countryside, it’s super easy to take part – all you need to do is stop mowing your lawn!

If the idea of a completely wild lawn is too much for you, you can just choose a small section of your garden to grow. No lawn is too small, even the smallest wild patch can provide the vital food and habitats needed by bees and butterflies.

Why Is No Mow May Important?

No Mow May is one of the easiest ways you can help your local wildlife and connect with the nature around you. Not only does having a long healthy lawn help to encourage vital pollinators, but it also helps to support declining species of wild plants and tackle pollution by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

In recent years, insects have been in worrying decline with butterflies down by around 50% since 1976 and 13 species of bees now extinct. By leaving your garden to grow wild, you are throwing a much-needed lifeline to these pollinators who will then repay you by boosting your ecosystem and showering you with a selection of beautiful, vibrant wildflowers.

Plantlife campaign research has even revealed that mowing your lawn less frequently can provide enough nectar for ten times the amount of bees, butterflies, moths and other pollinators!

What Else Can I Do?

If you want to go a step beyond just leaving your lawn wild, considering sowing some wildflower seeds in your local green spaces and gardens. Approximately 97% of flower-rich meadows have been lost since the 1930s, and with them, vital food and habitat needed by wildlife. So alongside leaving your lawn long, you can plant some wildflower seeds to give your local pollinators that extra boost!

Plus, you don’t have to stop all your efforts in May! You can continue to manage your garden in a  way that attracts and supports wildlife all the way through the year. For example, you can mow less frequently (around every 4-6 weeks is a good idea) and you can continue to leave some patches of grass to grow wild.

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