How we handle wildlife claims

Wildlife safety is part of why people trust us, so we hold ourselves to clear rules about what we say.

Our rules

1. We don't rate wildlife safety ourselves. We don't run trials, and we never give a mower a wildlife score.
2. We cite, by name. Where independent research has published results, we say who did it, when, what it covered and what it didn't, and link to it.
3. We don't say "safe" on our own authority. If a source says a feature or model reduced harm, we quote the source. We never describe a mower as harmless to wildlife in our own words.
4. Daylight only, always. Every schedule and tip on this site keeps mowing between sunrise and sunset, with a margin either side. We never suggest mowing from dusk to dawn.
5. Every mower page carries the wildlife reminder, with a link to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society's advice.

Feature filters

Where research has linked a design feature to a better result, such as pivoting blades, we may let you filter models by that feature. We only show it where the manufacturer publishes the feature, and the filter never labels a model safe.

If we get it wrong

Tell us, and we'll correct it and note the change. See our corrections policy.