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BBC News
01-05-2025
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No Mow May - People urged to leave their grass to grow long
Wildlife trusts and environmental charities are joining calls for people to take part in No Mow campaign urges gardeners to avoid mowing their lawns to give pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, a boost by allowing wildflowers to Wildlife Trust and nature protection charity, Plantlife, are amongst the organisations supporting the annual McArthy-Thompson, from Avon Wildlife Trust, said: "We've got 23 million gardens in the UK so it's a really important habitat for insects and pollinators." "Over time the grasses will get longer and it will provide more of a habitat for insects that will in turn bring more things to the garden," he is an important time as it is when a lot of birds are looking for food and preparing to build nests. "It's not just bees, we're looking to host a whole variety of invertebrate that need our longer grass to sustain their lifecycles and feed our birds," said Mark Schofield, road verges adviser to Plantlife."By reducing mowing you could produce up to ten times more nectar for insects and the 270 types of bee in the UK," he are currently running a campaign aiming to educate people about the importance of some wildflowers which are commonly considered said dandelions are a prime example - with roughly six dandelions needed to support a bumblebee. No lawn needed Mr McArthy-Thompson said there are plenty of ways for those who do not have access to a lawn to help pollinators."Wildflowers in pots are a great way for pollinators to benefit and doesn't take much knowledge or skill," he also suggested planting Common Knapweed and Common Bird's-Foot-Trefoil, which, he said, will grow quickly and do not take up much decorative flowers such as roses and dahlias are also useful to pollinators, indigenous wildflowers are seen as the best for native pollinators, he added.
BBC News
05-03-2025
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Brownfield site to be turned into nature reserve
Young people are taking a leading role in turning a brownfield site into a community nature reserve over the next three Wilder is a five-acre urban nature reserve on the edge of Bristol and is part of Avon Wildlife Trust's Intergenerational Action for Climate and Nature programme recently received £870,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund and organisers hope that young people can help use that funding to transform the office Connor Meadows said the group of 13 to 18 years olds creating the space were "really engaged with nature". He added: "They're also going to be working with the local community to learn the history of the land and what it meant to people and wildlife in the past and use that information to decide what it's future looks like."The project is also a chance for young people to learn about growing their own food both on the new site and Grow Wilder's main site just next door."I think young people aren't often given the space to be able to do these things and connect with nature in an urban area," said Mr Meadows."It's really great to be able to bring out the enthusiasm and engagement from these young people and help them develop their personalities and skills."Grow Wilder is also keen for the local community to have a stake in the new site and have invited them in for tours and discussions through community open days.
