My connection
Norman has a strong connection to the land, having farmed in the local area for sixty years, and has watched the natural habitats evolve. Most of all he likes being outside in the fresh air, as it…
Norman has a strong connection to the land, having farmed in the local area for sixty years, and has watched the natural habitats evolve. Most of all he likes being outside in the fresh air, as it…
Carol loves watching the rituals of the birds at Rutland Water, especially at the feeding station that she helps to maintain as a volunteer. She loves to lose herself in her own personal episode…
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.
Build your own bat box and give a bat a safe place to roost.
From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself at home to help wildlife.
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own backyard or local greenspace.
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.
By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.
With food, water and shelter scarce over the winter months, give your garden birds a treat with an edible Christmas wreath.
Learn a tradition with its roots in the Iron Age and build your own mini dry stone wall to attract wildlife.
Coastal gardening can be a challenge, but with the right plants in the right place, your garden and its wildlife visitors can thrive.