As project garden begins, we feel it’s a challenge to create a really fabulous wildlife garden but worth the trouble. Our Embrace Nature UK garden was mostly aesthetically pleasing when we started but it lacked variety and had a hidden rubbish tip behind one of the fences.
After introducing bird food to the garden, the wildlife soon arrived. We now enjoy visits from quite a few different species of birds and we regularly see hedgehogs, however, our garden is far from complete.
We intend to create something that will support many varieties of species as we want them to find all that they could possibly wish for in one place. We’ll dig a pond, plant flowers that help insects and create spaces for animals to live, breed and hibernate. In the coming months you can watch this happen, right here, on the ‘Project Garden’ blog.
We hope that you will also be inspired to make your garden even more wildlife-friendly. You can even encourage a variety of wildlife by making small changes. Invite insects to the garden first and other creatures will follow. Before you know it, you’ll have a whole ecosystem right on your doorstep.
You can create a water source for wildlife quite easily, for instance, ponds are great for frogs, toads and (if you’re lucky) newts. A bird bath will help the birds to keep their feathers clean and enjoy a drink. A clean bowl of water helps hedgehogs to keep hydrated.
We look forward to exploring these aspects of a successful wildlife garden in more detail as project garden begins. We hope you will find it useful and entertaining to see the creatures we welcome along the way.
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You can find out more about some of the ‘wildlife garden’ basics on the RSPB website: