Spear thistle
A common plant of disturbed ground like roadside verges and field edges, the spear thistle has purple, fluffy flower heads that appear in summer. Its flowers attract insects and its seeds feed…
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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…
The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
How to make a hedge for wildlife
Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.
Haf
I wylwyr bywyd gwyllt yr haf yw pan mae bywyd pryfed ar ei fwyaf niferus. Dyma'r amser gorau i ddod i adnabod gwyfynod, gweision y neidr, cricedod, ceiliogod rhedyn, chwilod a'n holl fân-anifeiliaid anhygoel eraill!
European hedgehog
Considered a gardener’s best friend, hedgehogs will happily hoover up insects roaming in vegetable beds. Famously covered in spines, hedgehogs like to eat all sorts of bugs and crunchy beetles.…
Pam mae ganwenyn meirch streipiau?
Mae’n anodd bod yn bryf! Mae cymaint o bethau eisiau dy fwyta di! Mae rhai pryfed yn cuddio yn y cysgodion am ddiogelwch, ond mae eraill (fel gwenyn meirch) yn gweiddi o ben y to eu bod nhw’n bresennol!
How to make a log shelter
Log piles are perfect hiding places for insects, providing a convenient buffet for frog, birds, and hedgehogs too!
7-spot ladybird
One of our most common ladybirds, the black-on-red markings of the 7-spot ladybird are very familiar. Ladybirds are a gardeners best friend as they eat insects that love to nibble on garden plants…
Gwanwyn
Mae bywyd gwyllt gwych i'w weld yn ystod y gwanwyn. Mae cân adar yn cyrraedd uchafbwynt ac mae llawer o flodau yn ymddangos, yn eu tro yn denu bywyd pryfed, gan gynnwys gwenyn a gloÿnnod byw. Mae anifeiliaid sy'n gaeafgysgu dros y gaeaf yn dechrau ymddangos.
How to attract bumblebees to your garden
The best plants for bumblebees! Bees are important pollinating insects, but they are under threat. You can help them by planting bumblebee-friendly flowers.
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.