Starting in 2018 the charity Plantlife inaugurated a movement to encourage landowners and gardeners to cease mowing for the month. This gives wildflowers, insects, and animals a head start at the beginning of the summer growing season. Approximately 97% of flower-rich meadows have been lost since the 1930s, and with them, vital food and habitat needed by wildlife.
While this fact is alarming, joining the No Mow Movement is one way all can help. There are more than 20 million gardens in the UK, and every patch, no matter how small, can add up to deliver huge gains for nature, people, and the climate. The Headland Hotel in Newquay Cornwall, is built on a sand dune system, the highly calcerous environment is ideal for the Cowslips. The Hotel gardening regime is mindful in protecting this natural spectacle, perhaps the best in the County, and the Hotel is signed up for the No Mow May campaign.