People are being told to not cut their grass in May for a good cause [Video]

The beauty of No Mow May? You literally don’t have to do a thing

People across the UK are keeping the mower in the shed and letting their lawns grow free as part of a new nature initiative designed to boost plant and insect life.

No Mow May is a scheme aimed at getting people to re-evaluate their position on cutting their grass and instead letting their garden grow wild in an attempt to bolster nectar for insects and the number of naturally occurring wild flowers.

What’s more, according to a new survey by British conservation charity Plantlife, the programme is working well – with more people than ever before letting their mower gather dust and allowing nature to do its thing.

The results of their most recent Every Flower Counts citizen report – which was completed by approximately 2,157 people – showed that 78.8 per cent of participants decided …