Homes for Wildlife

If you love the creatures in your garden, you'll love our Homes for Wildlife project. This is the place to ask and answer questions about making your backyard wildlife-friendly.

Gardening for wildlife

Follow the adventures of Adrian Thomas, our wildlife gardening expert, and be inspired to create your own wildlife haven on your doorstep. Adrian posts here every Monday and Friday without fail, so make it a date and drop by!

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  • Blog post: The joys of a pond

    I'm delighted to welcome back Denise Smith from wildaboutdevon.co.uk for today's blog: I enjoyed reading Adrian’s post on 22 March about how it’s possible to have a neat wildlife garden, a point my grandmother-in-law worked hard to convince me of when she first visited our house...
  • Blog post: Wildlife Pond SOS

    I received an urgent phone call in the week from some good friends with a plea for help - their beloved pond had sprung a leak, half the water had gone (right), and what should they do? Now this time of year isn't the best from a wildlife point of view to go emptying a pond (summer is better)...
  • Blog post: Homes for Wildlife: Everything including the kitchen sink

    Fridays on this blog are going to be when I showcase RSPB nature reserve gardens around the country, have guest entries from RSPB staff gardeners such as Mark, and I’m very eager to start showcasing some of your gardens too. But every now and then there’s a date in the RSPB calendar...
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