Flatford Wildlife Garden

This is a garden which has been designed with wildlife in mind, from nectar-rich flower gardens, to native fruit-bearing plants, to butterfly larval host plants, to bird, bat and bug-boxes! 

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  • Blog post: Snake in the grass!

    Brace yourselves, I am going to talk to you about all things rotten. Namely, compost heaps, leafmould and habitat piles! Firstly - compost heaps. I was tutting to myself as I removed a pile of freshly-cut grass from the top of the completely-rotten bay of the compost heap, when I was suddenly silenced...
  • Blog post: As the Summer Fades

    Asters in the Entrance Garden We are coming to the end of our first year at the Flatford Wildlife Garden, but we remain open throughout October on weekends, Thursdays, and the school half-term (24-28th). There’s still a lot to see as late-season flowers like Aster and Ceratostigma continue...
  • Blog post: A Week of Bird Badges, Moths, Compost, and a Lot of Interested People.

    The stand just before the gates opened Another exciting week as the intern - The inaugural Wildlife Fair at the Beth Chatto Gardens, a garden of great renown just outside Elmstead Market, provided ample opportunity to get out and about. We and other local wildlife and conservation organisations...
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