Why are we losing so many of our ground nesting birds? These are the scenes currently all over #Derbyshire & many counties - beautiful #wildflowermeadows mown down for silage (cattle feed).
Curlew, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Oystercatcher & Lapwing are ground nesting birds. Right now they will have eggs/chicks. All of which will be mown down, along with thousands of insects, mammals and other animals, who until now, have made this landscape their home.
74% of our land is currently managed under agricultural practices. We therefore need more incentives for farmers/land owners to manage their land on a rotation, allow nature back in & let these birds & other animals breed.
Without this, our ground nesting birds, butterflies, moths, bees, bats, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and many creatures will continue to plummet and the iconic calls of our Skylarks, Curlews & Lapwings will vanish from our landscapes.
The longer we cast nature aside, the harder it will be for it to bounce back.
#NoMowSummer