Our homes and gardens have an important role in the fight against climate change. Help preserve vital peatland by going peat free.

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

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

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

Plant wildflower with seed bombs!

Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.

Surfaced spaces needn't exclude wildlife! Gravel can often be the most wildlife-friendly solution for a particular area.

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?

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…