Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener’s friend. Help them by building a bee hotel for your home or garden and watch them buzz happily about their business.

Help wildlife in hot weather and lend a helping hand. Keep your watering stations topped up with water, and let some of your garden grow wild to provide shade for animals.

Eat more plant-based foods, reduce your food waste and buy local produce to shrink your environmental footprint.

Some cosmetics, soaps, washing-up liquids and cleaning products can be harmful to wildlife with long-lasting effects.

It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!

Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.