Let your lawns look after local nature

Do you want to do you bit to give a little helping hand to the bees and butterflies? Does your home have a handy lawn to provide a good home for pollinators?

With a little thought and planning its easy to turn some or all of your lawn into a handy habitat to provide homes for local wildflowers and insects to thrive.

Nearly 97 per cent of wildflower meadows have disappeared since the 1930’s which has drastically reduced the food needed by pollinators who also play an important role in putting food on your table.

It’s a harsh figure but there is help if you want to do your own bit for the local wildlife in your very own back garden.

Even the smallest grass patch can make a big difference by providing a home for wildflowers, insects, food for native birds and can even store carbon below ground helping tackle local emissions.

And all you have to do… is not mow part or all of your lawn for a longer period of time, giving your lawn mower and legs a good rest over the spring and summer days.

Switching to a monthly cut can help the little flowers such as daises and Bird’s-foot-trefoil to thrive giving a much-needed nectar boost for bees.

Leaving cuts longer on other areas of your lawn can help provide homes for taller plant species such as Oxeye Daisy and Meadow Cranesbill, which will feed a variety of animal life.

Just a small change in how you manage your lawn can make a huge difference to local nature so why not give it a try and watch the benefits bloom in front of your eyes.