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The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Local Wildlife Sites
Plant a tree with me
Issy manages her first tree planting project...
The fascination of plant galls -identification, biology and ecology
Ever wondered what causes the strange and wonderful growths on plants?
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
500+ trees being planted at Trench Wood
More than 500 trees are being planted on a popular nature reserve.
Common scoter
The common scoter has suffered large declines in the UK, threatening its survival here. Look out for this duck feeding at sea in winter when its numbers are bolstered by migrating birds.
London plane
The London plane tree is, as its name suggests, a familiar sight along the roadsides and in the parks of London. An introduced and widely planted species, it is tough enough to put up with city…
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
European otter
The sinuous otter is an excellent swimmer and can be seen hunting in wetlands, rivers and along the coast - try the west coast of Scotland, West Wales, the West Country or East Anglia for the best…
Spotted ray
The spotted ray is one of the smallest species of skate, growing to only 80 cm.