Wildlife
Bring wildlife into your garden and it pays you back: bees pollinate your crops, ladybirds and hedgehogs deal with the pests, and the whole plot grows better. These guides show how to garden for wildlife and food at the same time.
The overview of everything in wildlife.
How to garden for wildlife in the UK and grow more food — pollinators, natural pest control, ponds, bird feeders and bug hotels working for your veg patch.
11 guides, newest first
How to attract butterflies and moths to a UK garden — nectar plants for the adults, the caterpillar food plants most people forget, and why moths matter too.
10 min read
How to attract garden birds to a UK plot — the food, water and shelter they need, plus a beginner's field guide to common British garden birds and what each one eats.
10 min read
How to attract beneficial insects to a UK veg garden — ladybirds, hoverflies, lacewings and parasitic wasps that eat aphids and pests, the no-spray way.
9 min read
Should you put up bird feeders near your vegetables? How garden birds help with pest control in the UK, the catch with seedlings, and how to feed them well.
10 min read
How to build a bug hotel in the UK — what materials to use, where to site it, and which helpful insects like solitary bees and ladybirds it shelters.
11 min read
The best companion flowers for a UK veg garden — marigolds, nasturtiums, calendula and borage that pull in pollinators and predators and confuse pests.
11 min read
How to help hedgehogs in a UK garden — highways, homes, food and water — so these natural slug-eaters protect your vegetables, and the dangers to avoid.
11 min read
How to put up nest boxes in a UK garden — the right hole size, height and aspect for tits, robins and sparrows that repay you by eating garden pests.
12 min read
The best plants to grow for pollinators in a UK veg garden — flowers for bees and hoverflies through the seasons, and why they boost your fruit and veg crops.
10 min read
How to make a small wildflower patch in a UK garden — annual and perennial meadow mixes, how and when to sow, and why it boosts pollinators and your crops.
11 min read
How to make a wildlife pond in a UK garden — from a half-barrel to a dug pond — to bring in frogs and toads that eat slugs and benefit your veg patch.
10 min read
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