There’s a new disease affecting our garden birds and our blackbirds are being affected. Jean Vernon explores some ways to keep our blackbirds safe and healthy.
Wildlife
How to help hoverflies
Hoverflies are important pollinators in our gardens. Jean Vernon explores five ways in which you can help to support them.
Ground-feeding birds
Don’t forget to look after the ground-feeding birds. These are the birds that don’t usually visit your seed and peanut feeders. Many of our garden birds are ground-feeders.
Five Garden Tits
Many of our birds are familiar but some are harder to tell apart than others. Get to know some of your garden tits and learn how to recognise them more easily.
Tortoise tales
An award-winning garden isn’t just the appeal at Driftwood by Sea. There’s another star attraction – Hector the tortoise.
New Year resolutions for wildlife
Make a pledge to be more wildlife friendly in the garden with some help from Debi Holland.
Plant a hedge for wildlife
If your fence has blown down in the wind, replace it with a wildlife hedge; it will transform your garden.
Create a bird-friendly garden
Debi Holland shares some simple but powerful ways to make your garden a magnet for birds.
Five fun mini-beasts
Get to know some of the fun and funky creatures that live and breathe in our gardens this summer. Here are five to fascinate the kids.
Five ways to attract more garden birds
Spotting a new bird species in the garden can be exciting. But how do you keep them coming?
Can you rewild a garden?
Weaving some wildlife into a garden adds a whole new layer of interest and it’s good for the environment too. Geoff Stonebanks shares his wildlife journey.
How to attract and support insect-eating birds
Fed up with caterpillars and bugs in the garden? Then it’s time to attract the birds that eat them.
Butterflies and caterpillars
As a gardener there are a few garden ‘pests’ that can wreak havoc on our plants such as caterpillars. But before you reach for that insecticide take a few moments to really think about what you are doing.
What summer plants attract bees?
Jean Vernon’s guide on five summer flowering plants that will attract bees to your garden.
How to provide safe water for the birds
As a nation we love feeding the birds. But it’s just as important to ensure they have a safe and reliable source of fresh water says Jean Vernon.
Leafcutter bee
Leafcutter bees may leave unsightly holes in leaves as they cut small semi-circles to seal in their eggs; but these excellent pollinators are a true gardener’s friend.
