Wildlife
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is launching a nationwide initiative to monitor ‘Bumbles on Blooms’, in a bid to identify which plants are most visited by bumblebees in spring and help these vital pollinators to thrive.
Environment
The annual campaign #NoMowMay calls on green space managers to make a meaningful change for nature.
Wildlife
Researchers develop hedgehog safety test for robotic lawnmowers to the end of a possible certification scheme of ‘hedgehog-friendly’ mowers to help protect the endangered mammals.
Worth a read
Tasmanian garden wins prize for world’s ugliest lawn highlighting how people can save water, help animals and free themselves from lawn-mowing
On Instagram
Courtesy of @lostfoundartny a highway road sign in Canada wishing monarch butterflies a safe migration south for the winter.
Environment
Plans by the National Trust to convert former golf course on the Lincolnshire coast into a nature reserve have been approved.
Wildlife
Review of the unpredictable weather patterns in 2023 and their impact on nature and wildlife.
In a nutshell
The Westmorland Red Squirrel Society reported a case of squirrel pox virus at Neaum Crag in the Lake District, a reminder of the importance of bird feeder hygiene.
Worth a read
Lucanus cervus, famous for its impressive jaws is a globally threatened species and numbers in Britain are in decline.
Worth a listen
Horticulturist, Sarah Wilson talks to Gill Perkins, CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust about bumblebee populations and habitats.
Wildlife
NatureScot approved the licence application for Cairngorms National Park Authority to translocate Eurasian beavers to the park, with the first sites receiving beavers in the coming weeks.
Wildlife
New York City’s avian celebrity, Flaco the owl seems to have made Manhatten’s famous park his home.
Wildlife
A new report by Buglife has found that half of the UK’s most special species are at risk of global extinction.
Marketing
Westland Horticulture’s wild bird food brand to debut biggest ever media campaign launching on TV at Christmas.
Environment
Vast new ‘super nature reserve’, spanning the Cheddar Gorge and Mendip Hills and encompassing some of the country’s most precious habitats.
Environment
The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count 2023 reveal a better picture for butterflies than originally feared.
Environment
The UK has failed to ban 36 pesticides that are not allowed for use in the EU, despite government promises to maintain standards after Brexit
Regulation
The House of Lords will debate an amendment to make swift bricks mandatory in new housing across England to halt their decline.
Environment
The British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) is calling on the public to help fight the invasive threat to honey bees and other pollinators.
