How to build a bug mansion
Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.
Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.
Michael manages Stanley Moss Nature Reserve; he loves the serenity of the area and the different wildlife that he can see. The area was once used for coal mining, and was drained and planted with…
These pretty black and red moths are often confused for butterflies! Their black and yellow caterpillars are a common sight on ragwort plants. The caterpillar’s bright colours warn predators not…
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener’s friend. Help them by building a bee hotel for your home or garden and watch them buzz happily about their business.
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.
All animals need water to survive. By providing a water source in your garden, you can invite in a whole menagerie!
With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.