RSPB Window on Wildlife Planting List
Set in Belfast's harbour estate, Window on Wildlife is home to hundreds of species of birds and other wildlife. At the front of the centre there is a small patch of land which the RSPB wants to transform into a wildlife garden. The charity is asking members of the public to donate plants in the list below. Please note : Only plants on the list are wanted.
Canopy (whips planted 2m apart)
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia
Elder Sambucus nigra
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Understorey
Hazel Corylus avellana
Privit Ligustrum vulgare
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
Ground Cover
Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Mint Mentha spicata
Ivy Hedera helix
Wild strawberry Fragaria vesca
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Plants for the bank
Ivy Hedera helix
Around the Edges
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Ornamental grasses
