Wildlife Garden Volunteer
Our team is looking for volunteers to join us to help maintain our vegetable and wildlife garden for school and family use during our farm visits.
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Making a wildlife friendly garden
Jack explains how the garden here at Lower Smite Farm has been carefully designed to provide plenty of food and shelter for wildlife despite its relatively small size...
New wildlife garden opens on Pitchcroft
Worcester Community Garden and Worcestershire Wildlife Trust have launched a new wildlife garden in the city, opened by Mayor Tor Pingree on 2nd July at an event attended by many of the volunteers…
Garden safari
Head out on a garden safari as naturalists Rosemary and Wendy take podcast host, Lee, on a wander around the wildlife garden at Lower Smite Farm...
Wildlife gardening
Go wild in your garden; it's an important link in a chain that allows wildlife to move from one place to another.
How to make a shrub garden for wildlife
Woody shrubs and climbers provide food for wildlife, including berries, fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and nectar-rich flowers. So why not plant a shrub garden and see who comes to visit?
How to create a container garden for wildlife
Pots and containers are a great way of introducing wildlife features onto patios, or outside the front door. They are also perfect for small gardens or spaces like window ledges or roofs. Herbs,…
How to make a gravel garden for wildlife
Surfaced spaces needn't exclude wildlife! Gravel can often be the most wildlife-friendly solution for a particular area.
Garden blackbirds
Brett considers the blackbirds that visit his garden...
How to start a wildlife garden from scratch
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.
Garden bumblebee
Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…
Garden warbler
A plain-looking warbler, the garden warbler is a summer visitor to the UK. It is a shy bird and is most likely to be heard, rather than seen, in woodland and scrub habitats.