How to make a shrub garden for wildlife
Woody shrubs and climbers provide food for wildlife, including berries, fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and nectar-rich flowers. So why not plant a shrub garden and see who comes to visit?
Woody shrubs and climbers provide food for wildlife, including berries, fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and nectar-rich flowers. So why not plant a shrub garden and see who comes to visit?
Found in compost heaps and under stones in gardens, the flat-backed millipede is a common minibeast. Despite its name, it only has about 40 legs. It is an important recycler of nutrients, feeding…
The lesser-black backed gull can be spotted around the coast in summer, with the biggest colony on Walney Island, Cumbria. Look for it over fields, landfill sites and reservoirs during winter.
Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is important to keep bird feeders clean to stop the spread of…
Nextdoor Nature – a new natural legacy to mark the Queen’s Jubilee – will help nature flourish in Radnorshire.
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With food, water and shelter scarce over the winter months, give your garden birds a treat with an edible Christmas wreath.
Pots and containers are a great way of introducing wildlife features onto patios, or outside the front door. They are also perfect for small gardens or spaces like window ledges or roofs. Herbs,…
In the spring, birds choose the best locations to build nests, so why not offer them a safe place to settle?
Learn a tradition with its roots in the Iron Age and build your own mini dry stone wall to attract wildlife.
Halloween is often a great time for spooky family fun, but unfortunately it is often full of plastic.
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!