May brings grass and leafy trees…
Wildlife
From mountain, moorland, heath and coast to woodland, riverbank, valley and park, May is a perfect month for watching wildlife as every species seems intent on feeding, nesting, mating, breeding or raising their young. Swifts and martins join the other migrants to our shores. Insects are incredibly abundant, from cockchafer beetles and dragonflies to aphids and mayflies, and provide an important source of food.
Plantlife
The white blossom of hawthorn, or may, are predominant features across much of the country, while the white flowers of elder, cow parsley and meadowsweet adorn the hedgerows and roadsides. Bluebells, cowslips and fritillaries are also distinctive highlights of the month of May. All kinds of shrub and tree, such as beech, oak and finally ash, break into leaf, while a diversity of grasses and wildflowers enrich England’s meadows, fields and pastures. In damp corners you may come across a sundew catching a fly in its trap or red poppies in an untilled patch of agricultural land.
May Factfile
Bats are out of hibernation now looking for mating ground to have their young, bracken is pushing up on hillsides. Check out spring in it's full multicolour splendour. Find out more on our May factfile
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