21 projects for starting a wildlife garden

How to make a wildlife garden to help nature

Adding twigs to a hedgehog hotel. All of our garden is a wildlife garden and we have more hedgehogs since piling branches and twigs up for them to nest and hibernate in - I have plans to use these ornamentally in future.

Wildlife is under ever increasing pressure and, if we’re honest with ourselves, things are going to get much worse for the natural world before it gets better. The World Wildlife Fund for Nature, the WWF, recently reported that on average wildlife populations around the world have declined by 73% in 50 years. It’s hard to grasp how devastating that is. The UK is one of the worst offenders for habitat destruction, making our gardens ever more important. And that could mean a shared space in your street, your work’s garden or a community space. Or even simply a pot or windowbox.

Here are some tips to help you be a wildlife champion wherever you grow stuff.

1) Find your wildflower