Getting Wild About Gardens
The buzz of a bee, the sweet scent of honeysuckle, these precious moments are not only a delight to experience in our gardens, they’re absolutely vital if we’re going to protect, restore and…
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European hedgehog
Considered a gardener’s best friend, hedgehogs will happily hoover up insects roaming in vegetable beds. Famously covered in spines, hedgehogs like to eat all sorts of bugs and crunchy beetles.…
Gardeners urged to help beetles
Beetles are the unsung heroes of the garden and need our support urge the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and The Wildlife Trusts, as they launch 2021’s Wild About Gardens campaign.
Towns and gardens
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
Wildlife gardens
Find the best wildlife gardens to visit around Britain, and perhaps take home some inspiration to make your own home a little wilder, helping wildlife along the way!
Saving hedgehogs
Hedgehogs have declined dramatically in recent decades and are considered vulnerable. Wildlife Trusts across the UK are working hard to turn things around.
Wilder Communities - Hedgehog Street: Taking action for hedgehogs
This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.
Join us for an online presentation with Grace Johnson (Hedgehog Street) on UK hedgehog conservation and how you can help locally.
Wildlife Gardeners Recognised
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and The Wildlife Trusts have announced the winners of the Big Wildlife Garden Competition. This has been funded, as part of its commitment to the Natural…
Return of the hedgehogs
We all love hedgehogs, but climate change, habitat loss and pollution are all big threats to the species, and unless we act, hedgehogs could eventually go extinct. To draw attention to this prickly fact, we’ve teamed up with local people to place 50 hedgehog sculptures around Epsom and Ewell. We want to help people imagine a world where hedgehogs have bounced back to their former glory!
Far Ings Family Fun: Wild Gardens
This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.
Bees, butterflies and bugs need our help! Join us this half term holiday to learn more about how we make our gardens pollinator friendly.
Workshop: Willow Weaving for Gardeners
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Join local willow artist Toni Cross for a relaxing morning of creating practical and decorative items for the garden
Ty Newydd Gardens
This link will open on the Wildlife Trusts website.
Small area of woodland