How to create a mini pond
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Any pond can become a feeding ground for birds, hedgehogs and bats – the best…
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Chwilio
Dingy mocha
This pretty, speckled moth is now a rare sight, found only in a few parts of southern England.
How to build a pond
A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.
Greater pond sedge
A tussocky sedge, Greater pond sedge has stout, upright flower spikes, strap-like leaves and triangular stems. It prefers lowland wetland habitats on heavy soils.
Pembroke Upper Mill Pond
A beautiful pond with developing reed bed, fen and carr, adjoining woodland.
Reddish buff
A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.
How to attract moths and bats to your garden
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
Jersey tiger
The jersey tiger moth is a beautiful moth with creamy white strips on its forewing and bold orange underwings. It is mainly found in the south.
Burnet companion
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
Scarlet tiger
This beautiful moth is often found resting on leaves, though it does also fly during the day.
Large yellow underwing
Found almost everywhere, the large yellow underwing is a night-flying moth that is often attracted to lights. It is brown with orangey-yellow hindwings.
Water-soldier
Water-soldier grows submerged in ponds and open water, and pops up over summer, looking like the top of a pineapple! This rare plant displays white flowers and shelters many aquatic insects.