Re: helo help with creating wildlife area

helo to everyone, we have had a piece of agricutrul land about an acre for last 16 years  fruit trees chickens 100metre wildhedge full of blackberries rose hips bullis crab apple   would now like to turn it all into wildlife area with pond  , does any one know of orginisation that would come out and advice please  we are in rurel suffolk , the site alread,    attracts many wild birds   but as so much land is going we want to make sure this stays for wildlife, regards brian

Hi Brian welcome to the forum..

There's been quite a few threads on this subject so to get you started have a look here www.rspb.org.uk/.../56016.aspx and here www.rspb.org.uk/.../55852.aspx hope these help.

Hi Dye

This sounds like a really interesting project and it would be great if you could share some pictures of the site with us so we can see what it looks like. Doggie has given a couple of good links there for planting advice and ponds, a water feature has great benefits to various wildlife and the right plants in the right places should give you lots of scope for attracting wildlife seeking food and shelter.

There are lots of organisations that supply advice specific to their subjects such as invertebrates, bats, reptiles and amphibians, ponds and plants that you may like to investigate. However, the first thing that you should do is look at what you already have and make sure that any changes you make will not be to the detriment of the wildlife you already attract.

We have lots of hints and tips for managing spaces for wildlife in our Homes for Wildlife project and advice section on our website. As you have quite a large area to work with, some of our farming advice and land management advice may also be relevant to your land. Click on the links to find out more.

We look forward to seeing your project and hope that this advice gives you a good starting point!

Best wishes