What is Homes for Wildlife?

Song thrush with smashed snail

The RSPB’s Homes for Wildlife is an exciting new activity, inspiring people to make a real difference for the wildlife that shares the open space closest to them - their garden. It aims to help a range of wildlife, including familiar birds that have seriously declined.

By taking part in Homes for Wildlife, you can make a real difference to their fortunes and help to reverse the declines. We hope that thousands of you across the UK will be able to make your homes and gardens richer in wildlife by following the simple wildlife gardening advice that we provide. 

You can do as much, or as little, as you like. From a few potted plants on a balcony, to putting up a nesting box, to digging a pond and planting trees in a garden – everything will  help. All we need to make it work is you!

'With your help, we have the opportunity to help some of our best loved birds, including the house sparrow, starling and blackbird... '

Imagine what we can achieve for wildlife with hundreds of thousands of gardens all doing their bit. With your help, we have the opportunity to help some of our best loved birds, including the house sparrow, starling and blackbird, as well as the butterflies, dragonflies, frogs and bats (to name just a few) living on our doorstep.

Some of you may remember participating in the 'Homes fit for Birds' pilot for this project in 2006. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part for their help and support.

How to take part

You can register for Homes for Wildlife right here by clicking on the link to the left. Tell us about your garden and we’ll provide you with tailored wildlife-gardening advice and details of surveys you can take part in to tell us about the wildlife in your garden.

What can I do?

Many of the things you need to make your garden better for wildlife can be bought from the RSPB.

Visit the RSPB Shop

Last modified: 09 July 2007