Will you leave an area of grass long to save moths and butterflies?

Question

In UK common butterflies lay their eggs in long grass. By changing when you cut the long grass down from summer to late Autumn you will not be taking all the eggs away to compost.

If you leave a few long tussocks over winter then it provides habitat for butterflies and other creatures over winter.

Will you leave an area of grass long to save butterflies and moths?

Answer 1

It's what I told my wife I was doing when I didn't get round to mowing the lawn for the last time before winter.

Answer 2

Used to leave grass long by fence rows.

Answer 3

The main butterfly we try to assist is the monarch, by leaving some milkweed plants to flower. Then our weed control officer comes by and insists we cut them before they set seed.

We get away with leaving a few among the corn.

We do have about 25 cm of grass on the lawn, but can not say I observe many butterflies. That is likely because we have so many wasps and spiders, so not a lot of other insects.

Answer 4

Yes we do.

http://www.northwalesbutterflies.org.uk/

Answer 5

i don't have a yard.

Answer 6

I don't have any grass to leave long.