Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…

A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.

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

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

Learn a tradition with its roots in the Iron Age and build your own mini dry stone wall to attract wildlife.

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

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

In the spring, birds choose the best locations to build nests, so why not offer them a safe place to settle?