News in brief

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BEE ORCHIDS IN GARDENS

Uncut lawns and mild weather led to a rise in bee orchids popping up in gardens last summer. Take part in No Mow May at: bit.ly/2021NoMowMay

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KEW REWORDS INFO

RGB Kew is rewording its display boards to provide information on plants such as sugar cane and rubber, where there are links to slave trade and colonialism. bit.ly/KewManifesto

BIRDS IN DECLINE

Greenfinches are among 28 species of birds with population decline of more than 50% over the past 31-50 years*. Read more at: bit.ly/BTOreport

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ARIT BECOMES TRUSTEE

BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Arit Anderson has joined the National Garden Scheme’s Board Of Trustees. The organisation raises funds for health charities through open garden days. bit.ly/AritNGS

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COMPOSTABLE TEA BAGS

With over 100 million cups of tea consumed in the UK every day, many manufacturers are now making bags out of compostable materials. Join the Big Compost Experiment to help find out if they really do break down: bigcompostexperiment.org.uk