No Mow May 2024

Let it grow, let it grow! We’re taking part in No Mow May again this year, with many patches of our estate across NHS Grampian already left to grow wild. Not only does this allow all those essential pollinators to get to work and in turn support our food industry but it enriches the soil (and the ‘beasties’) underneath, and helps to clean the air.

We are steadily increasing the number of patches of grounds across NHS sites taking part. A strategy for more and continued rewilding across our estate will be set out in a new Biodiversity Action Plan to be shared later this year.

Environmental Manager Rachel Roberts explains: “There are more priority species associated with wildflower meadows than any other habitats. Cutting your grass less or leaving part of it to rewild completely has a knock-on impact on thriving biodiversity which is directly linked to human health. April and May are particularly important months for leaving grass and plants to grow as our pollinators are emerging for the season from their cocoons, may be hidden in the grass and will benefit from food sources that are as close by as possible.”

Find out more about No Mow May and register your participation: www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay 

Find out more about NHS Grampian’s Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy: www.nhsgrampian.org/siteassets/about-us/nhsg-board/board-papers/2023/05.10.2023/06.01appendix1nhsgclimateemergencyand-sustainabilitystrategy.pdf 

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