Wildflowers: native wildflowers are well-adapted to the local climate and provide nectar and pollen for pollinators, such as:

• Foxglove (Digitails). These are a favourite of bumblebees due to their tube shape. 
• Red champion (Silene Dioica). These are abundant in nectar and pollen and so are loved by many pollinators. 
• Meadowsweet (Flipebdula Ulmaria). The Meadow Brown and Ringlet butterflies love this flower. 
• Common knapweed (Centaurea Nigra). This is highly attractive to many bees and butterflies, such as the Small Skipper and Painted Lady. 
• Common fleabane (Pulicaria Dysenterica). Hoverflies often visit this plant.  

Butterfly and bee-friendly plants: these plants are often incredibly rich in pollen and nectar. 

• Buddleja. Also known as Butterfly bushes, it is evidently loved by many species such as the Peacock, Painted Lady, and Red Admiral butterflies. 
• Verbena. Again, this plant is loved by many butterfly species, including fritillary butterflies such as the Silver-washed Fritillary. 
• Echinacea (Echinacea Purpurea). Honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees enjoy the nectar from these cone-shaped plants. Also visited by the Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, and Red Admiral butterflies. 
• Catmint (Nepeta). Especially loved by bees for their tube-shaped flowers, providing lots of nectar. 
• Marjoram (Origanum Majorana). Again, especially loved by honey and bumblebees. 

Native grasses: these are great habitats for many insects and their larvae.

• Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia Cespitosa). Grasshopper species feed on the leaves and stems of many grasses, including Tufted Hairgrass.
• Yorkshire Fog (Holcus Lanatus). These produce abundant pollen, meaning honeybees and solitary bees love this plant. 
• Crested Dog’s-Tail (Cynosurus Cristatus). Again, grasshoppers feed on the leaves and stems of this plant.
• Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus Pratensis). This grass is attractive to honeybees and solitary bees, visiting the flowering spikes to collect nectar and pollen.