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Grow in harmony with nature

In the UK there are an estimated 15 million gardens, at a combined size of around 270,000ha! Our gardens are a vital and significant habitat for wildlife, providing food and water, shelter,…

Water lily flower in garden pond

Project Pond

Jan Evans, Wilder Communications Champion, has created a beautiful pond in her garden. She took on the ambitious project last summer and has now created a mini oasis for invertebrates, amphibians…

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Wildlife Gardening

When we moved into our semi-detached 1990s-built house in 2019, the 6 by 11 metre back garden was pretty typical of a modern low-maintenance garden – a square of lawn surrounded by thin borders,…

Purple and yellow crocuses coming out of the grass

My Wildlife Garden: Winter

Southampton local, Andy Sutton, is back with an update of his garden. Winter is a slow time for nature, but that does not mean nature has gone into hibernation. Nature is dynamic, always on the…

Back garden with wildlife borders. Grey skies, but a rainbow flying across the sky brightens up the garden.

My Wildlife Garden: Autumn

Southampton local, Andy Sutton, is back with an update of his garden. We've had a bit of a warm start to autumn so there's still lots of interest in the garden.

Banded demoiselle © Chris Button

Garden dragons

If you have a wildlife pond you may well have dragons visiting your garden! These beautiful insects are awesome fliers and fearsome predators, and they are a real joy to watch. This week, we take…

Statue of woman bathing is the water feature in this garden.

Tips on how to make your garden solar-powered

Generating electricity from solar energy is not only eco-friendly but also saves money in the long run - and the garden is the most obvious place to turn to green energy!
By using solar…

Oil beetle

The brilliance of beetles

Steve Garland, chair of Lancashire Wildlife Trust and beetle expert, explores the world of these incredible, armoured insects.

Nuthatch on branch

Unexpected garden visitors

If you have a garden there are likely a few creatures, particularly birds, that you are quite used to seeing on the feeders and darting between hedges and shrubs. But what about the more unusual…

Kestrel on dead wood

Rewild your garden this winter

Our guest blogger, Wild Horizons rewilder Jim Ashton, takes us through some of the ways we can make our gardens wild this winter, creating new habitats and helping wildlife in the colder months as…

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