Common pipistrelle
The common pipistrelle is so small, it can fit into a matchbox! Despite its size, it can easily eat 3,000 insects a night: look for it flitting around the garden or a lit lamp post as it chases…
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Merlin
Our most diminutive falcon, the merlin is a pretty bird of prey. It chases small birds, flying low to the ground or hovering in the breeze because of its small size. Resident merlins are joined in…
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My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Change what you eat
Eat more plant-based foods, reduce your food waste and buy local produce to shrink your environmental footprint.
How to help wildlife at work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
Chemical-free organic gardening
Go chemical-free in your garden to help wildlife! Here's how to prevent slugs and insects from eating your plants with wildlife-friendly methods.
How to start a wildlife garden from scratch
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.
Help wildlife in the hot weather
Help wildlife in hot weather and lend a helping hand. Keep your watering stations topped up with water, and let some of your garden grow wild to provide shade for animals.
How to build a bat box
Build your own bat box and give a bat a safe place to roost.
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
Climate friendly gardening
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own backyard or local greenspace.