Big Butterfly Count: UK-wide survey calls on people to count butterflies to help map and measure populations

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is calling on people to count butterflies for 15 minutes during bright and preferably sunny weather, as part of this year’s Big Butterfly Count. The UK-wide survey simply asks you to spend 15 minutes in an outdoor space counting the amount and type of butterflies (and some day-flying moths) you see. Big Butterfly Count which kickstarted yesterday (17 July) will run … Continue reading Big Butterfly Count: UK-wide survey calls on people to count butterflies to help map and measure populations

No Mow May: Plantlife survey reveals how to get ten times more bees on your lockdown lawn

Simple changes in mowing Britain’s lawns can result in enough nectar for ten times more bees and other pollinators, a new Plantlife survey has found. All lawn flowers in Plantlife’s Every Flower Counts survey – undertaken by citizen scientists across the UK who took part in last year’s #NoMowMay which urged them to “leave their mower in the shed and let the flowers grow” – combined … Continue reading No Mow May: Plantlife survey reveals how to get ten times more bees on your lockdown lawn