How To Guides

... Make a Bat Box
As well as being one of the most threatened types of mammal in Britain, bats are also among the most misunderstood. Far from being nasty dangerous animals, they are attractive small, furry insect eaters which need all the help they can get!

... Make a Bird Feeder
Making your own bird feeder allows birds to get extra food through the bad winter weather and spells of natural food shortage. The most valuable time of the year to put out feed for the birds is between October and April.

... Make a Butterfly Feeder
Butterflies are abundant in the summer and early Autumn, so this is the time to provide a feeder. Making butterfly food is easy ? you either mix up a simple nectar or use rotting fruit. To attract the most butterflies, it is a good idea to put out both types of feeders, as some butterflies prefer nectar while others like fruit

... Make a Bird Box

... Make a Bumblebee Home
Bees are a corner stone of our ecosystem and are facing rapid decline, in part due to their habitats being destroyed. Help now and make a bee a home.

... Make a Habitat Hotel
Habitat walls are palatial mini-beast hotels where insects can shelter and lay their eggs. They can also be feeding places for insects and small mammals, and provide them with nesting materials.

... Make a Hedgehog Home
Hedgehogs can be found wandering around in most gardens in the evening as they hunt for worms and slugs. You can encourage hedgehogs in your garden by creating a place for them to hibernate

... Plant a Tree
Broad leaved trees can provide shelter and nesting places for many species of wildlife. In the summer these trees create shaded areas that increase the amount of plants you can grow and also attract more wildlife to your garden

... Build a Toad Abode
Toads are most active at night when slugs and cutworms are active. During the day, they need a fairly dark, cool place to hide from the sun and predators. A simple way to welcome one of these homely, but lovable gardeners friends is to make a toad abode.

... Make a Wildlife Pond
Ponds support a greater diversity of life than any other garden habitat, and are one of the best ways to attract a range of wildlife. As well as creatures and plants living in the pond, mammals and birds will come to drink or bathe.