5 TOP TIPS TO ATTRACT WILDLIFE TO YOUR HOME:

This weeks blog provides a focus on wildlife and how we can attract more wildlife species to our garden. Even the smallest of spaces can offer a variety of different habitats for wildlife. There are multiple ways we can introduce wildlife to our spaces using low cost, simple solutions.

Below are 5 different things to consider to encourage a diverse range of wildlife species:

1. Get your garden buzzing..

Adding pollinator plants is the solution to attracting bees to your garden. Look out for this sign to
make sure your garden is bee friendly.

Find out more at: schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk

2. Create a Hedgehog Highway

Hedgehogs travel up to one mile every night through our parks and gardens, but one of the main reasons their populations are declining is because our fences and walls are becoming more and more secure.

Therefore, ensuring a hedgehog can pass through your garden is very important! A 13cm x13cm hole in

your fence is all they need and will allow them to pass through your garden to get the food they need.

Find out more at: hedgehogstreet.org

3. Make a Home

Add a bat box to your roof. A box will provide a home for these creatures to safely roost, or add a bird box to your fence or house to allow birds to safely nest.

Introducing a small log pile into your garden will also provide a home for invertebrates, insects and beetles.

Find out more at: rspb.org.uk

4. Butterfly Friendly Planting

Butterflies will visit any gardens, as long as there is suitable nectar plants to feed on.

Want to introduce butterflies to your garden? Consider including plants such as:

Hebe

Sedums

Honeysuckle

Lavender

Verbena

Find out more about how you can help butterflies at: butterfly-conservation.org

5. Attracting birds to your garden..

Add a bird feeder to your space - bird feeders can be added to any space including a balcony or wall.

Bird love to fruit, seeds and berries and if you put out scraps from the kitchen such as porridge, oats and cheese you might also entice the humble robin to you space!

The inclusion of a shallow water dish is also an important addition to any garden for birds.

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