We stopped putting out hulled sunflower seeds; only fats out now. Went quiet during May but that's common with nesting & feeding nestlings.
Has got busier now birds are fledgling. Adults feeding juveniles as they forage in our #NoMowSummer grass full of mini beasts
#Springwatch
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We get excited when the local housesparrows visit #Springwatch
Had 5 adults & 2 juveniles several times recently. Adults foraging in #NoMowSummer grass and feeding juveniles, often in our escalonia
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Sarah Collins retweeted
#WildflowerHour #LawnFlowers #NoMowSummer wild area in my garden,marsh orchid, greater butterfly orchid, yellow rattle, birds eye, daisies, red clover, knapweed and a pot with emerging harebells.
ALT A long grass and wildflower area in my garden
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Pyramidal Orchid and Ox-eye Daisies in my lawn today, 07/06/2026, in north-east #Hampshire with visiting bees and small beetles #NoMowMay #NoMowSummer #LawnFlowers @wildflower_hour
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No mow around our bird bath in #NoMowMay and #NoMowSummer!
The #LawnFlowers consist of Columbine, Cow Parsley, Fox and cubs, Bird's Foot trefoil, Ox-eye Daises and much more!
For #WildflowerHour @missingmass1 πΌ
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It's a sward fight this weekend for the weekly
@wildflower_hour challenge!
What's your #NoMowMay or #NoMowSummer yielding on your lawn? Or has your local council spared some public grass the cut? Share all your #LawnFlowers this coming Sunday evening for #WildflowerHour!
Have you been taking part in #NoMowMay or opting for a #NoMowSummer? The challenge this week is to show us your #LawnFlowers! No lawn? See whatβs blooming in another local grassed area instead. Share your pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy flower hunting! πΈπΎπΌ
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Have you been taking part in #NoMowMay or opting for a #NoMowSummer? The challenge this week is to show us your #LawnFlowers! No lawn? See whatβs blooming in another local grassed area instead. Share your pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy flower hunting! πΈπΎπΌ
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One for @BasingstokeGov.
Note also "After 31 May, councils mow long grass, killing the invertebrate eggs & larvæ that colonised that grass in May. Adult female invertebrates will thus have wasted all their precious eggs. Nature needs #NoMowSummer."
Uncut grass keeps the ground at around 19.5Β°C
Grass cut to 10 cm raises the ground temperature to about 24.5Β°C
Bare ground in the middle of summer rises to over 40Β°C
It's important to raise awareness #NoMowMay
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May 25
Thanks for the tip on ground cooling, but #NoMowMay has backfired.
After 31 May, councils mow long grass, killing the invertebrate eggs & larvæ that colonised that grass in May. Adult female invertebrates will thus have wasted all their precious eggs.
Nature needs #NoMowSummer.
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Gardens & Lawns are way more interesting if you leave areas of the lawn untouched! #NoMowMay #NoMowSummer
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Common frog juvenile out on the feed. Another reason to stop mowing your grass for May and beyond!
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#nomowmay #nomowsummer
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Recently I revisited a 1/2 acre site to carry out the annual hay cut, where two years ago, I created a wildflower meadow & wildlife pond from a piece of mown grass. Itβs now a thriving habitat thatβs full of invertebrates, mammals, amphibians and many bird species. #NoMowSummer
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