Your garden can become a great outdoor space for you and for wildlife
Would you like to convert all or part of your garden into a welcoming home for Nature? Here are some of the features that can we can include in your garden to make it a wonderful space for you to enjoy, and for wildlife to thrive in too.

Bees & pollinating insects

They play a vital role pollinating crops and plants, so let's make our gardens as attractive for them as we can, with lots of flowers that are rich in nectar and pollen.

Butterflies

Nectar-rich flowers such as buddleia act as magnets for beautiful butterflies in the summer months.

Fruit and berries

What could be better than harvesting home-grown produce from your own fruit trees and shrubs? And berries provide colour in the garden in autumn/winter, as well as a valuable food source for birds.

Hedgehogs

Hedgehog numbers have declined dramatically - they need our help. We could look at creating 'hedgehog highways' with small gaps to link neighbouring gardens.

Drystone wall

An attractive feature in itself, but the spaces between the stones also provide homes for lots of tiny creatures.

Climbing plants

Climbers such as honeysuckle and clematis add vertical 3-D interest - especially valuable if you have a small garden space.

Bird bath

Birds need a safe water source for drinking and washing.

Wildflower meadow

Do you really need that perfect striped lawn? Swap all or part of it for an area of beautiful flower-rich grass.

Pond

Nothing else attracts wildlife as quickly as water does... Frogs, toads, newts, dragonflies, birds.

Bird feeder

A vital source of food during the winter months, and also when youngsters need to be fed in the spring.

Dust bath

A small area of sand & soil gives birds a chance to sunbathe and clean their feathers.

Compost heap

Your compost heap doesn't have to be an "eyesore" - this one is designed to look like a traditional beehive.

Hedgerows

Hedgerows are "corridors" along which wildlife can travel safely. They provide shelter, nesting sites and food.

Native trees

A "native" tree species is one that grows naturally in Britain, and has not been introduced from abroad. Native trees are perfect for providing food and shelter for our wildlife which has evolved to co-exist with them.

Gabions

Metal cages filled with rocks, cobbles and pebbles. They can be used to stabilize steep banks, or simply used as garden features and habitats.

Bat box

Perhaps you've been lucky enough to see bats flitting around your garden at dusk. You could provide a home for them, fixed high on a tree trunk.

Insect hotel

Welcome insects into your garden by providing a refuge for them after their busy day of pollinating and pest controlling.

Living willow hedge

Willow is a native tree that is very valuable for wildlife. It is easy to grow, and can be woven into hedges and sculptures.

Dead hedge

Pruned branches and Pruned branches and sticks woven between stakes provide a home and refuge for wildlife.

Bog garden

A damp habitat that supports a special range of plants and insects.

Log pile

An attractive stack of freshly-cut logs can be left to rot naturally, mimicking the valuable natural habitats of fallen timber in woodlands.