You can create a garden that is ideal for wildlife but still be nice to look at and a space for the family to use as well.
The idea of a nature-friendly garden is to provide food and shelter for a variety of different species in order to improve biodiversity. After all, on new housing developments things can end up looking the same and seem a bit sterile.
The RSPB’s website has some great ideas for ways in which you can give nature a home in your own back yard. Its list of garden activities provides a comprehensive guide and has plenty of tips and advice for growing food for moths, making a home for frogs and toads or opening a bird café.
You can filter by your type of garden, what kinds of wildlife you want to help, the difficulty of the activity and how long it will take you to complete.
Here are some other things that you can consider:
- Build a swift box
- Build a bat box
- Build a bumble bee B&B
- Build a bug hotel
- Create a compost heap
- Grow an insect-friendly wildflower garden
Visit https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/give-nature-a-home-in-your-garden/garden-activities/ for details.
