Actress Alison Steadman has joined The Wildlife Trusts and RHS to back new campaign Wild About Lawns <\/p>

Leaving lawns to grow longer has been a focus of the campaign No Mow May<\/a>, from Plantlife, which asks people to avoid mowing the lawn for the entirety of May. This new campaign asks people to consider changing how they mow the lawn on a longer term basis. Avoiding frequent mowing can mean dandelions and other wildflowers such as daisies, selfheal, lesser celandine, cowslip, and bird\u2019s-foot-trefoil have a chance to grow and flower, providing nectar and pollen for pollinators.<\/p>\n

\u00a9\u00a0Jon Hawkins<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
There are five ways to look after your lawn this year:<\/p>\n
Reduce the frequency of mowing to once every three to four weeks to allow moths and butterfly caterpillars such as large skippers and meadow browns to feed on grasses.<\/li>\n
Keep some areas short as pathways, sunbathing spots, and foraging areas for worm-eating birds. For the rest, let the grass grow a little longer, offering shelter to grasshoppers and other insects. In turn, these creatures are food for frogs, birds, and bats.<\/li>\n
Birds such as blackbirds, robins and tawny owls feed on earthworms so increase your chances of seeing these birds by allowing a longer lawn to grow.<\/li>\n
Overlook bare patches within a lawn as these provide valuable habitats for mining bees. Around \u00be of all wild bee species nest in the soil. Solitary bees that nest in the ground include ivy bees and ashy mining bees.\nIf you prefer a greener lawn, consider growing hardy yarrow or, where there is limited footfall, experiment with a tapestry lawn and grow herbs and flowers such as chamomile and creeping thyme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
Download a copy of the Bring your lawn to life guide from the Wildlife Trusts<\/a> and head to the Wild About Gardens website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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