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Get your garden buzzing & add your postcode to our map
The map above shows where others are already making a difference for nature's recovery by planting for bees and other pollinators in their gardens & green spaces.
Image: Tom Marshall
Did you know there are over 15 million gardens across the UK, a whopping 667,000 acres, an area seven times the size of the Isle of Wight!
Think of the difference it could make for these hugely beneficial insects if each garden or green space was cared for in a pollinator-friendly way.
How to make a difference for pollinators in your garden or green space
By simply creating a wildflower patch, adding pollinator-friendly plants to your borders or planters, and mowing less frequently can make a big difference, increasing the survival rates of bumblebees, butterflies and other pollinators significantly.
Our project area follows ‘best fit’ pollinator pathways across north west Cumbria. Making your garden or local green spaces more pollinator-friendly will help strengthen our efforts.
The extra habitat will not only help boost local populations, it will also create additional stepping stones of flower-rich habitat increasing the connectivity between the sites we are restoring and creating too.
Our mission, with your help, is to cover the whole of our project area with gardens and green spaces full of wild pollinators.
If you’ve planted for pollinators, simply tell us using the form below. We'll add your location pin to the map, so everyone can see where Cumbria is buzzing!
Garden Bumblebee © Penny Frith
Add your postcode as a pin on our planting for pollinators map by completing the form below
Please be aware there's a delay with bee pins appearing on our map. Check back again later to see your pin!
Thank you for helping pollinators by getting your garden buzzing. Pass on this great work by downloading the pledge to help pollinators.
