How to make a shrub garden for wildlife
Woody shrubs and climbers provide food for wildlife, including berries, fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and nectar-rich flowers. So why not plant a shrub garden and see who comes to visit?
Woody shrubs and climbers provide food for wildlife, including berries, fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and nectar-rich flowers. So why not plant a shrub garden and see who comes to visit?
The Four-spotted chaser is easily recognised by the two dark spots on the leading edge of each wing - giving this species its name. It can be seen on heathlands and near ponds and lakes.
The common spotted-orchid is the easiest of all our orchids to see: sometimes, so many flowers appear together that they create a pale pink carpet in our woodlands, old quarries, dunes and marshes…
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.
Colour in these creatures you might spot out and about.
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Some birds prefer their food on the ground!
Find out who has been visiting your garden
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.
These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.