Search results for: pollinators
Search results for: pollinators
Soil Association Scotland’s Farming with Nature Knowledge Transfer Programme
Farming with Nature (FWN) was a three-year knowledge transfer and skills development programme designed to work with farmers, crofters and environmental practitioners to support nature friendly farming by integrating profitable…
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Habitat And Landscape Management
…margins between foraging visits. In the UK, populations of economically important pollinators have declined and plummeting populations pose a threat to food security. Pollinators face a number of pressures including…
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Improving Biodiversity on Your Farm
…habitats for many wildflowers, pollinators, insects, birds, and small mammal species. Field margins provide many species with food and shelter particularly when it is located next to a hedgerow. The…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Great Yellow Bumblebee
2017 saw the start of Scotland’s Pollinator Strategy, now in 2022 and half way through a ten-year plan, the role and importance of pollinators has only become more significant. Pollinators…
Read More >Environment – Crofts and small farms
…Pollinators 10 Steps to Helping Pollinators on Small Units Pollinator: Types and Food Sources on Small Units Helping Pollinators on Farms and Crofts The crofting areas of the Western Isles,…
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Cover Crops for the West of Scotland
…tanacetifolia) Benefits: Phacelia, is a popular cover crop with vibrant purple flowers. It attracts pollinators, promoting biodiversity, and its fibrous root system helps prevent soil erosion. Phacelia is well-suited for…
Read More >The Thrill of The Hill
…plan, the role and importance of pollinators has only become more significant. Pollinators play an important role in the provision of ecosystem services across the country, impacting on biodiversity and…
Read More >David and Wilma Finlay: Dumfries & Galloway – The Agriculture, Biodiversity and Climate Change Network
…actively moved away from ploughing or deep cultivation across the farm. We have looked to support pollinators and general insect diversity across the farm. We are also nearly anthelmintic and…
Read More >A Quick Start Guide to all Things Biodiversity
…and pollen-rich sites for wild pollinators. The Irvine to Girvan Nectar Network will help to ensure the long-term survival of pollinating insects in the area. The first farm, Low Pinmore…
Read More >Natural enemies, their lifestyles and how to promote them
…crop canopy where they consume up to 20% of the aphids in a typical wheat field. Adult hoverflies are important pollinators of crops such as oilseed rape. Two of the…
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