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…

Whether you celebrate a big family Christmas, or you just give out a few cards to your friends and neighbours to wish them a happy time, here are some quick tips for a greener Christmas!

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

Reduce your travel emissions

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.

Log piles are perfect hiding places for insects, providing a convenient buffet for frog, birds, and hedgehogs too!

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.

By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.

Build your own bat box and give a bat a safe place to roost.

With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.

Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.

Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.