The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
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Pollinator Appeal
Help protect pollinators in Hertfordshire and Middlesex
An Easy Way to Help Protect our Pollinators
Discover how you can help bees to survive just by leaving a patch of unmown lawn
News and Publications
Find the Trust's news and publications including Annual Reviews and Trustees' Reports here.
Common wasp
Wasps are well-known, and unfortunately not very well-loved! But give these black and yellow guys a chance, as they are important pollinators and pest controllers.
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021. Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust strongly oppose…
Become a Hoverfly Hero
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and the Royal Horticultural Society say these lesser-known pollinators need our help.
What to See in April in Your Lawn!
You might not bee-lieve what an important habitat your lawn is for our early pollinators – we’re buzzing to show you!
Common dandelion
The common dandelion is a most familiar flower: counting down the 'clock', while blowing the fluffy seeds from its head, is a favourite childhood game. Dandelions are an important early…
The Big Give Week – The Big Buzz
We are absolutely buzzing to launch The Big Buzz campaign as part of The Big Give Week, whereupon all donations to the cause up to a total of £5,000 will be matched, doubling the action we can…
News
Keep up to date with the latest stories, research, projects and challenges as we work to tackle the climate and nature crisis.
Grow wildlife-friendly herbs
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.