As part of our efforts to attract more wildlife to our garden, my husband Fraser and I took part in Plantlife’s No Mow May.
We already do lots of things to make our garden more wildlife friendly like having bird feeders, water for insects and birds, and a wide range of plants. We’ve also left gaps in our fence so wildlife can move around more easily between our garden and neighbouring plots.
No Mow May encourages gardeners to go a step further and lock up their lawnmower for the month, which seemed like an excellent opportunity to save us a bit of work while doing something for the environment.
Over the course of May, we watched as more things moved into our increasingly untamed patch. In fact, we enjoyed it so much we decided to leave about a third of our garden long. Since then, we’ve installed a camera to see what visitors might come and were rewarded with a new regular – a hedgehog.
We loved seeing the difference this small change made and we’ll definitely be keeping bits of our garden wild in future.
We encourage our partners and supporters to share their examples of good practice in tackling the climate emergency, reversing ecological collapse and delivering a just transition. NEECCo does not undertake to quality assure these case studies, and inclusion of a case study on this website does not imply endorsement of the project by NEECCo or by its partners.
Some case studies will feature organisations who are involved in fossil fuel industries, or who are open to challenge on other aspects of their performance in relation to our objectives. NEECCo recognises that if we are to reach our ambitious objectives, all organisations and individuals within the north east will need to adapt their behaviour and actions. We want our case studies to encourage this process. Our commitment to achieving a just transition from a carbon-based economy to a green economy requires us to encourage positive steps wherever they are to be found.
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Posted: 24 June 2021 by Allison Madine
No Mow May - Rewilding with Laura & Fraser
As part of our efforts to attract more wildlife to our garden, my husband Fraser and I took part in Plantlife’s No Mow May.
We already do lots of things to make our garden more wildlife friendly like having bird feeders, water for insects and birds, and a wide range of plants. We’ve also left gaps in our fence so wildlife can move around more easily between our garden and neighbouring plots.
No Mow May encourages gardeners to go a step further and lock up their lawnmower for the month, which seemed like an excellent opportunity to save us a bit of work while doing something for the environment.
Over the course of May, we watched as more things moved into our increasingly untamed patch. In fact, we enjoyed it so much we decided to leave about a third of our garden long. Since then, we’ve installed a camera to see what visitors might come and were rewarded with a new regular – a hedgehog.
We loved seeing the difference this small change made and we’ll definitely be keeping bits of our garden wild in future.
We encourage our partners and supporters to share their examples of good practice in tackling the climate emergency, reversing ecological collapse and delivering a just transition. NEECCo does not undertake to quality assure these case studies, and inclusion of a case study on this website does not imply endorsement of the project by NEECCo or by its partners.
Some case studies will feature organisations who are involved in fossil fuel industries, or who are open to challenge on other aspects of their performance in relation to our objectives. NEECCo recognises that if we are to reach our ambitious objectives, all organisations and individuals within the north east will need to adapt their behaviour and actions. We want our case studies to encourage this process. Our commitment to achieving a just transition from a carbon-based economy to a green economy requires us to encourage positive steps wherever they are to be found.
We are interested in your views on the case studies so please choose to like/ dislike each case study.
Category: Biodiversity, Regional Case Studies Tags: no mow may, plantlife, rewilding
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