Wilder Gardening

bumblebee feeding on Yellow tree peony flower

Queen White-tailed bumblebee feeding on Yellow tree peony flower in Wiltshire garden, with Clematis covered house in the background, UK, April. - Nick Upton/2020VISION

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Wilder Gardening

Be part of Team Wilder, bringing about the change nature needs together.

Let's invite wildlife back!

Celebrate wildlife gardening and use your garden to take action to help support nature. Many of our common garden visitors – including hedgehogs, house sparrows and starlings – are increasingly under threat. But together we can make a difference. Find out how our green spaces can provide for wildlife.

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Wilder Allotment Awards: Although allotments are mainly used for growing food, by adding in wildlife friendly plants you can create a mini-ecosystem that’s good for you and good for wildlife. Demonstrate you are making an effort to welcome wildlife in different ways and practicing environmentally friendly actions and apply for your plaque today!

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A person adding pebbles to the edge of a new garden pond

Photo: Penny Dixie

Garden projects, big and small

We have a whole range of fantastic gardening project ideas for you to get stuck into - both big and small.

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Small tortoiseshell (Aglaise urtica) feeding on garden flowers, UK - Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

Apply for your Wildlife Gardening Award!

How wildlife friendly is your garden? In order to gain a plaque, you need to demonstrate you are making an effort to welcome wildlife in different ways.

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Wilder Gardening

Here you'll find the Wilder Gardening Group's tips, projects and downloads.

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Team Wilder

In order for nature to recover, we need many more people on nature’s side. The science shows that if just one person in every four (25%) visibly takes action, this can be enough to change the minds and behaviour of the majority. By taking visible action for nature, no matter how small, you can make an impact and invite more wildlife back into our lives.

With your help, we can put nature into recovery, create more space for wildlife to thrive, and reduce the pressure on the environment. This has to be a joint effort. We all have different skills, knowledge, and experience to offer. And we’ve got resources and advice to help get you started...

  

 

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