Log piles are perfect hiding places for insects, providing a convenient buffet for frog, birds, and hedgehogs too!

Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Any pond can become a feeding ground for birds, hedgehogs and bats – the best…

Plastic waste and its damaging effect on our seas and natural world has been big news recently. Here's what you can you do about it.

Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.

Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.

Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…

Water butts lower the risks of local flooding and will reduce water bills by conserving the water you already have. They're great for watering the garden, refilling the pond - or even washing…

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.

Build your own bat box and give a bat a safe place to roost.

With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.

Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.

Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.