All year round
Get in to the habit of doing these and you'll make a constant difference to wildlife in your garden.
Cut back on the cutting back
Of all the wildlife-friendly things you can do in the garden, this is the easiest.
Ditch the hosepipe
Watering gardens only accounts for a small percentage of our water use, but it tends to come at the most difficult times, when supplies are already short.
Feed the birds
The best way to encourage birds into your garden is very simple: give them food.
Feed the mammals
Most wild mammals are nocturnal and appear secretive, so you may not know if you’ve ever had them in your garden.
Go chemical free
If you’ve used chemicals in the past, this might sound like an invitation to every pest for miles around to shred your garden in days.
Let your lawn grow
Few of us have the patience to cultivate a perfect lawn. Fortunately a more relaxed approach can still produce an attractive result, and help wildlife.
Mulch your borders
Mulch is any covering of the soil to retain water and keep down weeds - but the best is well-rotted manure, garden compost or leaf mould.
Save a species
Save a species? Surely that sort of thing only happens on nature reserves?
Source locally
That tropical hardwood patio table might look good and last for years, but what are the consequences of supporting its production?