While the dryer weather may encourage keen gardeners to break out their lawnmower for a tidy-up, experts are urging them to delay their first grass-cut until July.
This is because insects and wildflowers need lawns to breed and pollinate. Because of that, cutting the grass could throw a healthy ecosystem out of balance.
One of the experts urging Brits to delay their mowing is Sir David Attenborough, who warns that we could be inadvertently killing off lots of insects, writes the Examiner.
Sir David Attenborough said on BBC's Wild Isles nature documentary about the UK: "Nowhere here is richer in wildflowers and insect pollinators than our traditional hay meadows.
"Sadly, in the last 60 years, we've lost 97 percent of this precious habitat. But with nature friendly farming, meadows can be restored to provide a haven for wildlife.
"It's all about the timing. Delaying mowing until mid-July allows birds and insects to complete their breeding and flowers to set their seed."
No Mow May
No Mow May is an annual campaign across the UK which calls on all garden owners and green space managers not to mow their lawns or grass at all during May.
Plantlife, which supports the campaign, says: "A healthy lawn with some long grass and wildflowers benefits wildlife, tackles pollution and can even lock away carbon below ground – and best of all, to reap these benefits all you have to do is not mow your lawn in May!
"With over 20 million gardens in the UK, even the smallest grassy patches add up to a significant proportion of our land which, if managed properly, can deliver enormous gains for nature, communities and the climate.
"This is why Plantlife is calling for people to get involved with #NoMowMay and let wild plants get a head start on the summer."
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