Save our species
Sparrows
Simply putting up a nest box can help to attract sparrows to your garden and homes. Find more tips on nestboxes and garden birds. Follow to build your own birdbox.
Live mealworms provide an excellent source of food for small garden birds.
Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs need to travel through entire neighbourhoods if they are to survive.
In fact, they can roam several kilometres in a single night to find enough food, safe nesting sites and potential mates. The more easily they can get around through our gardens, the better chance they have to survive.
- Remove a brick from the bottom of the wall
- Cut a small hole in your fence if there are no gaps
- Dig a channel underneath your wall, fence or gate
from Hedgehog Street on how to link your garden.
Image credit: Cat Taylor
Our greenfinches are in trouble. They’re being killed by a disease called Trichomonisis, which prevents them from eating, leading to starvation and often death.
But there is hope for them yet. By cleaning your bird feeders regularly, you can help stop the spread of this disease. Advice and information .
Miner bee via Alliec2007 on Flickr
Bees
Bee friendly - aim for at least two kinds of bee-friendly plant for each flowering period.
Make a bumblebee nest - cheap and simple for your garden