ECO CHURCH NEWS
Plant Life started “No Mow May” a couple of years ago.
Since then scientific study has shown that “remember,
remember, don’t mow till September”, is more appropriate,
as it gives plants, insects and butterflies more time to
complete their life cycles. Also, different heights of grass
in your garden encourages more diverse plants.
So, vary the height of your lawn mowers cut.
If you have longer grass, cut it once in the spring, and once
again in September. Shorter grass can be cut once a fortnight/month.
I’ve tried this in my garden and it really works. I have long grass with
a pathway of very short cut grass through it to gain access to borders
and it looks nice too! I also have shorter cut grass which has cowslips
and daffodils, which once they have flowered is cut on a high blade
cut for the rest of the year. Why not give it a try?
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
The BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT 2024 is 12th July to 4th August.
Just spend 15 minutes of your time in your garden or park and record
what you see. Go to Butterfly Conservation website to find out more.
The RESTORE NATURE NOW DEMONSTRATION outside Parliament
is on Saturday 22nd June at 12noon. Many major wildlife charities and
well known people will be attending to lobby our MPs to take action on
Bio-Diversity and Climate Change. They haven’t kept any of their
promises or targets and things are getting critical for nature in the UK
Sue Garfield