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    Vaughn Matthews

    The Wildlife Trusts is a movement made up of 46 Wildlife Trusts: independent charities with a shared mission.

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    Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

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    Tom Hibbert

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    David Tipling

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Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

Simple things you can do to help wildlife

From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself to help wildlife. 

Build a pond

How to build a pond

hedgehog home

How to build a hedgehog home

bat box

How to build a bat box

hedgehog highway

How to create a hedgehog hole

How to create a container garden for wildlife

How to create a container garden for wildlife

vertical garden illustration

How to create a vertical garden

tree planting illustration

How to plant a tree

badgers and hedgehogs illustration

How to attract hedgehogs and badgers

water for birds illustration

How to provide water for wildlife

less plastic illustration

How to use less plastic

chemical free garden illustration

How to make your garden a chemical-free zone

bird box

How to build a nesting box for birds

diy compost illustration

How to compost your waste

How to make a bug mansion

How to build a bug mansion

Drystone wall

How to build a mini stone wall

woodland edge

How to make a woodland edge garden for wildlife

How to make a bog garden

How to make a bog garden

hibernaculum for amphibians and reptiles

How to build a hibernaculum for amphibians and reptiles

citizen survey illustration

How to take part in a citizen survey

xmas wreath for birds

How to have an eco-Christmas

Build a pond

How to create a mini pond

palm oil illustration

How to cut out palm oil – not trees

wildlife at school illustration

How to help wildlife at school

work

How to help wildlife at work

xmas wreath for birds

How to make a Christmas wreath for birds

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