Known as the meadow maker, Yellow Rattle helps wildflowers by keeping fast‑growing grasses in check, giving flowers more space to grow. With recent hot temperatures, it’s already set seed in some places in southern England. Now’s a good time to keep an eye out in other areas too. 👀

Insects are often overlooked, yet they play vital roles in nature. Some, like bees and butterflies, help plants reproduce through pollination. One of the easiest ways to help? Put the mower away. Let lawns bloom and give pollinators food, shelter and space to thrive. 🌼🐝 #InsectWeek #LetItBloom

Wildflowers have been out in full force, signalling the arrival of summer! While June is almost over, there is plenty of time to spot these flowers.🌸 From magenta pinks to sunflower yellows, they’re bringing a burst of colour to our grasslands, verges, woodlands and coasts. Have you spotted any?

Meet Germander Speedwell 💙🌿A low, creeping plant with bright blue flowers, often hiding in lawns and verges. Letting your grass grow for #LetItBloomJune helps wildflowers like this thrive. If you haven’t already, why not join the #NoMowMovement - https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw#LetItBloomJune🌼 📸 R Moyse, Plantlife

@donnarainey4.bsky.social wild flower meadow in full bloom and sp pleased with it this year. Absolutely buzzing with life. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Dense-flowered Fumitory Fumaria densiflora on a chalky arable margin at @plantlifeuk.bsky.social Ranscombe Farm reserve. It has deeply toothed almost round sepals and a bract exceeding the pedicel. My final Fumaria species and the fourth new species for me on this Kent trip.

Did you know you can visit an Important Plant Area for arable flowers and the last remaining natural site in the UK for Corncockle in one place? Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve in Kent is very special. And this week we’re celebrating 20 years of caring for this incredible habitat.

How can a whole village take part in the #NoMowMovement? A small village in Derbyshire has been doing just that, with brilliant results. They’ve transformed areas of the village to help nature. This #GreatBigGreenWeek, we're shining a light on communities helping wildlife 👉https://loom.ly/b_YmHYc

What makes Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve so special? 🌿 20 years on, here are a few reasons 👇 A haven for rare plants and other wildlife, cared for by amazing volunteers and partners. Thanks to our members and the Veolia Environmental Trust, vital work to protect the species on Ranscombe continues 💚

We love seeing clovers popping their heads up to say hello. 🌸 DYK there are 30 species of clover? And that these pretty wildflowers are great for wildlife like butterflies, bees & wood mice.🐝 If you want to see these blooms, let it grow this #WorldEnvironmentDay. 👉 https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw

We helped save 5% of Scotland’s population of Aspen Bristle Moss. 🌿 This tiny, endangered moss grows only on Aspen trees and survives at just three sites. When one key tree fell, the moss it carried would have died without action. 🧵1/3

We want to see plants and fungi on the next banknotes!🍄🌱    Dear Bank of England…yet again the foundation of all life has been overlooked. 🌸   🧵1/3

It’s Let it Bloom June!🌸 #NoMowMay might be over but the buzz hasn’t stopped. Thank you to everyone who's put the mower away, it's been amazing to see. 💚 Now it's time to keep letting it grow for #LetItBloomJune and helping nature. Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/dpV6Hpc

The buzz doesn’t stop after May…the #NoMowMovement continues!🌼 It’s time for #LetitBloomJune. Keeping even a tiny patch of garden to grow beyond May has amazing benefits for nature. Help the environment this summer by pledging to keep letting it grow.👇 www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/jo...

With over 23 million gardens in the UK, letting grass grow can support wildlife, keep spaces cooler in heatwaves and help tackle climate change. A small change with a big impact 🌱 Have you joined the No Mow Movement? Why not pledge today? 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/jo...

A space where art and ecology meet.🤝 Whether you’re an artist, scientist or somewhere in-between, our first culture club event could be for you. Join a community of creative and curious minds exploring the world of peatlands. 📅16 June 🕙10-11:30 📍Online Book now 👉 https://loom.ly/O0YNfdo

Thank you to everyone who’s letting it grow for #NoMowMay! Gardens & green spaces are turning into beautiful, blooming & biodiverse spaces for nature.😍 This #BiodiversityDay, let's celebrate our favourite types of grass lengths for biodiversity - a variety! Add your name👉https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw#NoMowMay

Let’s hear it for dandelions!🌼 A favourite for bees and butterflies🐝🦋 Let’s make sure more of these pretty yellow flowers can bloom by adding your name to the No Mow Movement - https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw If you’re already taking part - thank you! Why not tag a friend or tell your neighbour.🤝

This #wildlifewednesday, help nature & let it grow for #NoMowMay! 🌸 @plantlifeuk.bsky.social'S No Mow May is one of the easiest ways to help the environment – letting grass & wildflowers grow, to support wildlife like bees, butterflies & hedgehogs 🐝 🦋 🦔 So, pack away the lawnmower & let it grow!

For #WorldBeeDay we’re celebrating the ultimate combo - bees & wildflowers.🐝 By leaving your garden or local grassy patch unmown in May & beyond, you’re letting flowers bloom & providing a vital food source for bees.🌸 Add your name to the #NoMowMovement & help the bees 👉 https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw

Day 16 #NoMowMay Goldfinch at end! Yesterday’s video - couldn’t upload. Today overcast. Germander Speedwell is so pretty in the rarely cut area of the "lawn" @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #TinyPlants #Wildflowerhour #UKWildflowers #Bloomscrolling #ECK #Blue #BlueSky

Something hopeful is here.💚 We’re proud to have joined the #MillionActsOfHope campaign, celebrating the amazing people protecting plants and fungi. From No Mow May, saving endangered species and working to protect nature - there's so much hope out there. For more 👇 https://loom.ly/BLxnQ3s#MillionActsOfHope

We'll see you there @plantlifeuk.bsky.social 👋 So many incredible organisations are coming to this year's Wild Summit, will you be joining? #WildSummit2026

From sunny yellows to pops of pink and purple, wildflowers are out in full force and brightening every corner 🌼 Here are a few relatively easy-to-spot flowers, but there are so many more waiting to be discovered 👀

Another example of the impact #NoMowMay can have! Are you taking part this year? Find out more: bsbi.org/blog/2026/05... Initiated by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social, run by our friends @plantlifeuk.bsky.social, the #NoMowMovement is benefitting our #wildflowers & the wildlife that depend on them!

West Parade open space in #Worthing is looking lovely. The centre is left unmown for #nomowmay and the inside raised verge left long for most of the year. Green Alkanet, Rosy Garlic, Red Campion and lots of buttercups and daises. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #wildflowers

Some #NoMowMay blooms to make you smile.😍🌸 By letting pretty flowers like this grow you’re creating a biodiverse haven for wildlife in your garden or green space. And add your name to the growing community letting it grow for the No Mow Movement.🙌 👉 https://loom.ly/ay3YcNA

No Mow May is here! 🌼 The #NoMowMovement can look different for everyone. Here are some of the places you can let it grow! 🏡 Gardens 🪴 Plant pots or window boxes 🛣️ Verges 🏫 Schools 🎓 Campuses 🏘️ Community spaces How are you taking part? Not signed up? Join us! 👉 https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw

Today is the day - it’s #NoMowMay! Ready to put the mower away for the #NoMowMovement?🌸🥳 It’s one of the easiest ways to help the environment. By letting wildflowers grow throughout summer, you can help local wildlife like bees & butterflies.🐝 Add your name 👉 https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw

The lawnmower is out of office. The grass can grow!🌱 Add your name to the No Mow Movement and pledge to give the mower a holiday - https://loom.ly/XjkGVRE Who’s put the mower away already?✋ #NoMowMay #NoMowMovement #NoMowMay2026

Early-purple Orchids are popping up this spring! 💜 April and May are the best months to look out for these striking wildflowers in woodlands, grasslands and hedgerows. To find out more about this beautiful orchid - 👉https://loom.ly/OpB9kgk

DYK the plants that filled Shakespeare’s lines still grow today?🌿 This #ShakespeareDay, we’re leafing through the plays and poems to meet the wild and wonderful plants woven into his words. 🌹 Discover which plants popped up 🎭 👇 #ShakespeareDay #PlantsInLiterature

Happy #EarthDay🌎 Plants are the foundation of all life! They brighten your day & help wildlife, so why not let them grow & take part in No Mow May. 🐝It’s one of the best ways to help the environment. Simply sign up, stop mowing, sit back & let it grow!👇 https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw#EarthDay

FREE No Mow May event!🌸 Imagine the power if we all let our gardens and green spaces grow for the No Mow Movement. Learn more about the campaign and how to take part with or without a garden.🌱 📅22 April ⏰19:00 Limited spaces so book today 👉 https://loom.ly/FljZGkw

Primroses! 🌼 Why today is #PrimroseDay? The day honours former UK Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, whose favourite flower was the primrose. Each year on 19 April, these flowers are laid at the Disraeli statue in Westminster. For more facts to wow your friends - https://loom.ly/HScCTqM#PrimroseDay

Make a pledge to help nature🌸 DYK there are more than 23 million gardens in the UK. If every garden let it grow for the #NoMowMay Movement, just imagine how much we could help wildlife like bees & butterflies.🐝 Take the pledge and join thousands of people across the UK -https://loom.ly/ay3YcNA#NoMowMay

🥬 Last week, 500 of Europe's most threatened plants - roughly 10% of the entire population of shore dock - were restored to the wild. So proud to work with @naturambyth.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social and Natural Resources Wales on this!

Spring is in full swing! 🌼 Longer days and warmer weather are encouraging wildflowers to burst into bloom. Now is the perfect time to see these flowers making an appearance 👉 Let us know what you’ve spotted recently! #SpringWildflowers

Not long to go now…🤩 How pretty do our nature reserves look? We can’t wait to see them blooming and bursting with wildlife soon!🌸 Find your nearest nature reserve 👉 https://loom.ly/jUh5bpc #Wildflowers

Meet the Meadow Maker! 🌼🐝 Ever wondered how Yellow Rattle got its name or why it’s such a big deal for wildflower meadows? From its rattling seed pods to the clever way it helps other flowers grow, there’s a lot more to this plant than meets the eye 👇

Another sign of spring, primroses popping up here in Edinburgh. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #flower #Edinburgh

Had a good day at Glasdrum NNR filling a few gaps in my knowledge of Scottish rainforest lichens with the help of Oliver Moore. This was the find of the day, the nationally rare jelly Leptogium hibernicum. #lichenGBI @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

No Mow May is back and it's bigger and wilder than ever! 🌱🐝 Leave the mower in the shed this No Mow Movement! Watch your lawn come alive with wildflowers, bees, and butterflies. Pledge to join the No Mow Movement👉 https://loom.ly/ay3YcNA Sign up. Stop mowing. Sit back and let it grow.💚 #NMM

Have you spotted the pretty pink flowers of Butterbur yet?🩷 This wonderful wildflower blooms before its leaves emerge, and can be seen now in wet meadows, streamsides & damp ditches. Check out the images below for some fascinating facts, from how Butterbur got its name to historic home remedies!

Early spring flowers are a lifeline for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators emerging from winter. 🐝💛 These early‑blooming plants provide the first nectar and pollen of the year, helping pollinators build strength before the rest of the garden wakes up! Check out just a few of them below!🌱

It’s been 6 months since the report on Coul Links went to ministers for them to decide its fate. Many thousands of people have spoken out to protect this unique and beautiful place from the irreparable damage the proposed golf development would do. 🦆🪰 🦋 Today we sent a letter to ministers 👇

Stop scrolling! Spring is around the corner🌸 And we can’t wait! What’s your favourite thing about spring?🌱 #Spring #BritishWildflowers

March is the month everything starts to stir…🌱 Fresh shoots are pushing through the soil and early flowers are opening up. Maybe you’ve even spotted your first bumblebee out on its daily commute! 🐝 Check out these species popping up at the moment 👇 Have you spotted any? #Wildflowers #Spring

We’re telling the Government to put an end to peat sales now! 📢 The destruction of peatlands has got to stop! We've handed in a petition with 16,000 signatures, calling for the government to ban peat sales in 2026.⚠️ Read more👇 https://loom.ly/KMRiz34 & email your MP to support

Pretty & yellow 💛 A perfect time for #CelandineDay as they’ve started popping up among the winter gloom. 🤔Did you know the Lesser Celandine was Wordsworth’s favourite wildflower - & not Daffodil! For more facts to impress your friends on a winter walk 👉 https://loom.ly/-PGl6yg#CelandineDay#Wildflowers