Hoverflies are masters of disguise. Some have adapted to look like bees with fat fluffy bodies, many look like wasps; this is largely to put off predators. 🐝
#insectsmatter

It’s back - lock away those lawn mowers for the month of May, and join in with the #nomow movment to help feed the UK's declining insect species
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#lawnisyawn #nomow

Love seeing Jack by the hedge or Garlic Mustard at this time of year. The Orange Tip butterfly uses this as one of its caterpillar plant foods. 🦋💚

Green hairstreak #butterflies in a local #bog Stunning little creatures.

Seedball is again supporting Plantlife’s No Mow May™ challenge and encouraging you to lock up your lawnmower this May. As you know – wildflowers attract pollinators!
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Are you passionate about preserving bees? 🐝
Let's make a change and create a safe haven for these incredible creatures! Together, we can secure a future for 2024 and beyond. 🌎
#SavetheBees #BeeHaven #WildlifeConservation 🐝🐝🐝

Aw, love those little fluff balls! Good capture of a female hairy-footed flower bee (HFFB)

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You can tell the age of a snail by counting the growth rings at the edge of its shell. This resident beaut at Seedball allotment is at least 10!!!
#mollusc

Open up a wildlife corridor to your garden 🦔💚🐸🪲

The Windscreen Phenomenon.

The observation that fewer dead insects accumulate on the windscreens and front bumpers of people's cars since the early 2000s.

It has been attributed to a global decline in insect populations caused by human activity, e.g. use of pesticides.

Before we take up countless acres of land with solar panels put them on every car park, library, school, supermarket, office block, warehouse and home.

So many places to put panels instead of our green spaces.

My best one to date.
Ashy mining bee feeding on nectar on a dandelion in the graveyard. What a beauty 😍

I found a patch of Cuckooflower today and within a few moments a female Orange Tip appeared and began laying eggs! Fantastic to see! I just wish I could persuade our PC not to mow our local wet meadow! Butterfly Conservation 🦋 UK Butterflies Little Green Space 🐝 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Noticing Nature: the British microseason project

Gardens can play a vital role in reversing the decline in wildflower habitats, and the species that rely on them…

Earth Day 🌎 began on 22nd April 1970 to about awareness to caring for our planet. Whether it be a litter-pick, going plastic or peat-free; thrift-shopping or native planting. These small actions can make a big difference.
#EarthDay2024

Two-spot ladybirds are declining 🐞
They feed on aphids and other garden pests like thrips. Growing flowers with umbels can attract ladybirds to your space.
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Seedball Wildflowers for Wildlife
The Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) lay her eggs on Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis).
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#wildflowers

Foxglove is loved by bees 🐝. The flower spires only emerge in the second year of growth, so don't be surprised if you only get a rosette of leaves in the first year if growing from seed. Find it in Seedball Bee Mix
#RHS #Chelsea #Seedball

Got hedgehogs visiting your garden? 🦔🦔🦔 Register your sightings on:
The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme ptes.org/campaigns/hedg…