Top tips for protecting our pollinators and thinking twice about no mow May

We’re joined by guests from North East Climate Action Network and the North East Biodiversity Partnership alongside insect and agroecology experts at the Hutton to talk about pollinators. There’s more to them than you think, including moths being a surprise night time super pollinator. We talk through some pollinator bugbears, no mow May and all the different ways you can support our pollinator populations.
Host:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer (Aberdeen) at the Hutton
Guests:
Rose Toney, an ecologist and community development officer at the North East Scotland Climate Action Network (NESCAN).
Abbi Ferrar, coordinator of the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership (or NESBiP).
Dr Jenni Stockan, an expert in insect ecology and conservation at the Hutton.
Dr Ali Karley, agroecologist at the Hutton.
For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:
NESCAN Hub (www.nescan.org/)
North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership (nesbiodiversity.org.uk) (www.nesbiodiversity.org.uk/)
Managing-grassland-road-verges_ (www.plantlife.org.uk/wp-conte...)
Helping Scotland's Pollinators (www.nature.scot/scotlands-bio...)
We hope this episode leaves you buzzing to help our pollinators!
Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.
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