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Ivy Attracts Most Pollinator Visits in UK Gardens

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC · How we work

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UKCEH and JNCC found ivy received the most pollinator visits in UK gardens.
The eight-year UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme recorded 22 insect visits per 10-minute count for ivy.
Hoverfly abundance and species numbers fell by about a third across Britain over the eight years.
Solitary bees, honeybees, beetles and other flies increased in the same surveys.

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UKCEH and JNCC found ivy received the most pollinator visits in UK gardens.
The eight-year UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme recorded 22 insect visits per 10-minute count for ivy.
Hoverfly abundance and species numbers fell by about a third across Britain over the eight years.
Solitary bees, honeybees, beetles and other flies increased in the same surveys.