Drogheda Tidy Towns would like to invite you to take part in the No Mow May initiative this month. By not mowing our lawns or cutting back grass and hedges, wildflowers are free to bloom and grow. Our bees feed off the pollen and thrive. Let’s take action together to help our biodiversity.
One third of our wild bees are threatened with extinction. This is mainly because of hunger – there isn’t enough food to support them in our landscape. Native Irish wildflowers like Dandelions, Red and White Clover, and Birds-foot trefoil are great sources of food for bees and other pollinating insects, as well as, butterflies, and birds. If all of us chose to put our lawnmowers away for one month, we could start creating places where pollinators can survive and thrive.
Bees are the most important pollinator of crops and native plant species in Ireland. They are a key component of our wildlife and one of the busiest, least appreciated work forces we have. Bees pollinate our wild trees and wildflowers, which then support other insects, which then support birds, bats, mammals and everything up the food chain with food and shelter.
Display one of The Drogheda Tidy Town No Mow May signs in our garden promoting and letting others know you are participating in the program.
Collect a sign for yourself, neighbours and friends from the Louth County Council Office on Fair Street or from the Louth Local Development office on John Street
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if that does not suit, send us an email at tidytownsdrogheda@gmail.com and one of the Drogheda Tidy Towns committee in your area can arrange some signs for you.
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