What visits my garden?
Gardens are home to an amazing variety of wildlife. You might be surprised by what lives in yours! Here are just some of the many creatures that might visit your garden. We’d love you to let us know about it!
Badger
These unmistakable animals emerge at dusk to spend the night foraging for food and playing.
Blackbird (male)
One of the commonest UK birds, its mellow song is also a favourite.
Blackbird (chick)
Watch for these spotty chicks following their parents around and begging for food.
Blue tit
Almost any garden with feeders, or bushes and trees, will attract blue tits. They readily breed in nestboxes.
Cat
Not strictly 'wildlife', we'd like you to keep an eye out for cats visiting your garden.
Chaffinch (female)
Lacking the colours of the male, the female chaffinch can be identified by the bold black and white stripes on her wings.
Chaffinch (male)
The chaffinch is the UK's second commonest breeding bird, and is arguably the most colourful of the UK's finches.
Coal tit
A regular visitor to feeders, the coal tit will take and store food for eating later.
Common frog
Frogs have smooth skin that varies in colour from grey, olive green and yellow to brown.
Goldfinch
Sociable, often breeding in loose colonies, the goldfinch has a delightful liquid twittering song and call.
Greenfinch
Nesting in a garden conifer, or feasting on black sunflower seeds, the greenfinch is a popular garden visitor.
Grey squirrel
These acrobatic garden visitors have grey fur and often sit upright with their large bushy tails arched over their backs.
Hedgehog
Hedgehogs are covered in short, dark, yellow-tipped spines. They come out at night and can be heard snuffling and grunting as they forage for food.
Long tailed tit
The long-tailed tit is easily recognisable with its distinctive colouring, a tail that is bigger than its body, and undulating flight.
Robin
Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively territorial.
