Analysis of 60o gardens shows wilder lawns feed caterpillars and create breeding habitatGood news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study – let the grass grow long.In recent years nature lovers have been extolling the benefits of relaxed lawn maintenance with the growing popularity of the #NoMowMay campaign. Now an analysis of six years of butterfly sightings across 600 British gardens has provided the first scientific evidence that wilder lawns boost butterfly numbers. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/19/letting-grass-grow-long-boosts-butterfly-numbers-uk-study-proves
Author : Patrick Barkham
Publish date : 2024-04-19 05:00:03
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Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves
