It’s time to put away the lawnmowers and the strimmers and sit back, relax and tune in to the gentle hum of the bees and hoverflies.
No Mow May is a campaign by the charity Plantlife to let your lawn grow and provide a carpet of flowers for our pollinators to feed on.
It doesn’t ask you to do much.
In fact, it asks you to not do anything at all!
Just lock up your lawnmower on May the 1st and let the wildflowers in your lawn bloom, providing a feast of nectar for our hungry pollinators.
At the end of the month, on the Bank Holiday Weekend, join in with our nationwide Every Flower Counts survey to discover how many bees the UK’s lawns can feed.
Just lock up your lawnmower on May the 1st and let the wildflowers in your lawn bloom, providing a feast of nectar for our hungry pollinators.
At the end of the month, on the Bank Holiday Weekend, join in with our nationwide Every Flower Counts survey to discover how many bees the UK’s lawns can feed.
Not only will you receive your very own ‘nectar score’ (which will tell you how many bees your lawn can feed), you’ll help Plantlife learn more about the health of the nations’ wildflowers.
If you’re a council, join in by leaving parks and road verges to go wild.
If you’re a council, join in by leaving parks and road verges to go wild.
Plantlife's Road Verge Campaign provides award-winning guidance on how to mow less often and later in the year instead.
And the fun doesn’t stop for farmers. A three-acre meadow can be home to 9 million flowers producing enough nectar to support half a million bees every day. Plantlife is working hard to save, create and restore wildflower meadows through their meadow making projects and network of nature reserves.
And if you’re really keen and want to rewild all summer, try #LetItBloomJune and #KneeHighJuly
When it comes to providing vital nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies and other insects, every flower counts, and your lawn can help provide that feast.
The more wildflowers you have in your lawn the more nectar will be produced. If you are taking part in #NoMowMay or haven’t mown at all this year, you’re likely to have many more wildflowers and lots more nectar.
The more wildflowers you have in your lawn the more nectar will be produced. If you are taking part in #NoMowMay or haven’t mown at all this year, you’re likely to have many more wildflowers and lots more nectar.
Why not give it a go this May to see what colourful flowers appear and the butterflies, beetles and bees that they attract?
Even leaving a small patch of your lawn uncut will make a big difference.
Join legions of gardeners and say NO to the mow this May!
Find out more by signing up today at >> www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/no-mow-may
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