Silver-studded blue
The dazzling silver-studded blue is a rare butterfly of heathland habitats, mainly in southern England. It has undergone severe population declines in recent years.
The dazzling silver-studded blue is a rare butterfly of heathland habitats, mainly in southern England. It has undergone severe population declines in recent years.
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.
A familiar garden bird, the blue tit can be seen around bird tables and feeders, as well as in woodlands and parks. Listen out for its trilling, 'tsee-tsee-tsee' song. It is smaller than…
The spiky, silvery leaves of Sea-holly give this plants its common name. Look for its beautiful, thistle-like, blue blooms on coastlines and sand dunes in summer.
The blue-tailed damselfly does, indeed, have a blue tail. It is one of our most common species and frequents gardens - try digging a wildlife pond to attract dragonflies and damselflies.
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Provide for bees and butterflies all year round by planting shrubs and plants that flower at different times.
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
Print it off, colour it in and create your own butterfly mask.
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.