Garden Wildlife - Life of Bees first day cover

Step into the heart of a British garden with this beautifully curated Garden Wildlife First Day Cover. Celebrating the diverse species that bring our green spaces to life, this collectable captures the quiet charm of nature’s busiest residents.

At the centre of this first day cove is the Buff-Tailed Bumblebee, a familiar sight in gardens across the UK. These hardworking pollinators are essential to the changing seasons, emerging in early spring to forage among blossoms and continuing their work well into autumn. Their low, humming flight and golden-banded bodies are a reassuring presence among flowerbeds, hedgerows, and allotments.

Paired with a bumblebee close postmark, this cover adds a unique finishing touch, grounding the issue in the world of Britain’s gardens. The full stamp set showcases a variety of creatures, from frogs and foxes to birds and badgers.

With an estimated 24 million gardens in Britain, each one plays a role in supporting biodiversity. Flowerbeds, shrubs, ponds, compost bins, and woodpiles create habitats that sustain countless creatures throughout the year.