Your pollinator pledge
By helping pollinators, you can make an impact and support your local environment..
We want Hampshire to be a place for pollinators to thrive, so we’re looking for people across the county to make a Pollinator Pledge. This pledge is a promise to take an active part in improving our environment for pollinators.
At Hampshire Countryside Service, we manage over 3,500 hectares of land for wildlife. Our Pollinator Pledge is to manage our land, wherever possible, for the maximum benefit of pollinators as part of our nature recovery plan.
Helping pollinators is a community effort. This means that everyone has a role to play in making it a reality. The key is to create, improve and connect habitats. You can play your part by making your green space a haven for wildlife.
Ideas for your pollinator pledge
- Use pollinator friendly plants in your garden
- Choose a mixture of plants that flower throughout spring, summer and autumn
- Take part in No Mow May
- Leave areas of your garden wild
- Keep dead wood for nesting insects
- Start a compost bin
- Build a bug hotel
- Use peat-free compost
- Avoid pesticides such as weed killer or lawn feed
- Support land conservation or volunteer
- Ask your parish or town council to make their pollinator pledge
- Join a local community group:
Pollinator Pledge Community Groups
Team Wilder Community Groups
We can’t wait to see what you are doing to help pollinators at home. Share your ideas and pledges on our Facebook page using the hashtag
#PollinatorPledge.
You can also put your action on the map at Team Wilder.
Blog posts
Check out all our pollinator themed news and articles on the Looking After Nature Blog.
5 common UK pollinators and tips on how to attract them
There are over 1,500 species of insect pollinators in the UK. Here are five common pollinators you’re likely to spot in your garden this summer.
Your 5-step guide to pollination
This year all us rangers at the Hampshire Countryside Service are each making a pledge to do something to help our pollinators.
The easy way to attract pollinators all year round
As a keen gardener, I’m always seeing bees and butterflies at home. What if you’re not particularly green fingered, but still want to help?
A beginner’s guide to bumblebee-spotting
The UK has 24 species of bumblebee, but there are eight main types you’re likely to see out and about.
Four tips to make your garden more wildlife friendly
Are you keen to encourage more nature into your garden or outdoor space?
How to make your own bug hotel
In this video, Education Ranger Lottie shows us how to make a bug hotel.
Video tutorials
Downloadable resources
Pick your pollinator
Who trumps who in the top pollinator challenge? Learn what makes the best pollinators and why.
Pollinator bunting
Show your support for the Pollinator Pledge by making your own pollinator bunting.
Pollinator ID
Have a look at our pollinator ID sheet to find out which pollinators you can find.
Pollinator colours
Nature has so many colours. How many can you spot?
More information and guidance
External sources of information and guidance about pollinators.
Buglife - B-Lines
B-Lines are an imaginative and beautiful solution to the problem of the loss of flowers and pollinators.
Buglife - Pollinators
Information, facts and and pollinator identification guidance.
British Wildflower Seeds
UK origin wildflower seed from Habitat Aid - for small seed quantities.
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was established because of serious concerns about the plight of the bumblebee.
Butterfly Conservation
Butterflies and moths are sensitive indicators of the health of our environment. Find out how you can help them.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Take action to help wildlife and pollinators with these handy how-to guides.
Hantsmoths
Use the 'flying tonight' function to aid your identification of moths in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Hoverflies
Hoverflies are a vital and colourful part of a healthy garden. They are brilliant pollinators that are often overlooked.
No Mow May
No Mow May is Plantlife’s annual campaign calling on all garden owners and green space managers not to mow during May.
Plantlife - guide to wildflower seeds
A guide to creating a flower-filled haven for your local community.
Pollinator Pathmaker
If pollinators designed gardens, what would humans see? An artwork for pollinators by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg.
Team Wilder
A growing national movement led by the Wildlife Trusts. Packed with handy tips and specialist support is offered to join or set up Wilder Communities.
UK Beetle Recording
There are over 4000 species of beetle found in Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.
Wildflower Seed - Plantlife Shop
Wild and native seed mixes, created for various soil types found in UK.