Ways To Encourage Wildlife
Want to make your garden a haven for wildlife, try some of these idea`s?
Simple changes can make a big difference!
1; Plant native flowers.
2; Provide a water source.
3; Cut areas of grass to different lengths at different times and leave some uncut long grass.
4; Create a variety of sheltered areas- by planting hedges, creating log heaps and building bug hotels.
5; Put up various types of nesting bird boxes for Swifts / Blue Tits etc
6; Create bare soil areas or drill holes in wood for Solitary bee`s.
7; Create butterfly banks.
8; Place a tin sheet out in a sunny spot.
9; Put up roosting box`s for bats.
A wildlife-friendly garden / habitat not only supports local ecosystems but also creates a beautiful and thriving environment for everyone to enjoy. 🌿
Tin Sheets (Point 8)
This simple method just involves placing a metal roofing sheet on the ground in a sunny spot, this will attract grass snakes and field mice.
Bug Hotel / Log Stack (Point 4)
This is an easy way to attract a diverse variety of wildlife, as the solitary bee`s will use the logs with holes drilled in them and woodlice and beetles will be at home in the wood stacks crevices and rotting wood.
Bird Boxes (Point 5)
This type of box is for Swifts, but you may also get bats and Blue Tits use them. Best situated on a North facing wall under the roofing boards, in colony numbers, we have put 5 up on our house.
Bat Boxes (Point 9)
Easy and cheap to source and install and gets great results.
Different Grass Lengths (Point 3)
Being wildlife-friendly, giving a wider variety of habitats for all our insects, some to hide and some to use the native flowers.
Native Flowers (Point 1)
Native wildlife prefers native flower species.
