Amazing root-plate and root-mass of this ancient oak at Studley Royal in North Yorkshire.
More on 'No Mow May'
Just easing off on the mowing for a few weeks can turn a green desert into a rich pollinator plot...... This is just a neighbour's short-grass front lawn.
Not a bad result & it is attractive too!!
Orange Hawkweed, Fox & Cubs, Devil's Paintbrush, or Grim-the-collier, is spreading s part of our non-native, recombinant ecology. A popular garden plant noted by the RHS it is very pretty & loved by bees & other pollinators. This has also been mown from the verge - no more bees!
A Blue Tit struggling with the heat!!
Alexandrine and Ring-necked Parakeets on the feeders with Starlings. The differences between the 2 Parakeet species are very striking.
Shortly joined by a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers .... but not on this clip!
Amazing old oak with 'peep-hole' at Studley Royal Deer Park in North Yorkshire. A remarkable and irreplaceable tree.
A Buzz in the garden!!
Gone are the Ox-eye Daisies & Buttercups.
From 'No Mow May' to 'Mow Mow June'.... the same roadside verges got mowed today. I wonder what you think? Pretty much zero pollen & nectar, no 'slowing the flow', no significant biodiversity benefit. Also it doesn't look great either...
No Mow May & June - we have the choice - wildflowers, a cost-effective attractive landscape, & biodiversity plus more benefits - or not.......
You decide what you want. We pay for this and can, if we choose, improve biodiversity a little at a time!
No Mow May - reaping the benefits.
This is my first post on 'No Mow May' impacts & opportunities with more to follow in due course on my blog 'ianonthewildside'.
There's plenty of good stuff happening but still too many missed opportunities, & we are paying for these too!
