Wildlife gardening

Go wild in your patch; it's an important link in a chain that allows wildlife to move from one place to another.

Big or small, window box or flower bed, most of us have the chance to link our patch into a network of wildlife havens across the landscape, helping wildlife to thrive throughout Worcestershire's urban green spaces to our beautiful countryside. From bats and butterflies to hegehogs and house sparrows, what we do where we live could help them all.

It can be as easy as planting nectar-rich flowers or digging a pond and it's not just great for wildlife, it's great for you too! Why have a fence when you could have a green boundary with berries and flowers? What about the colours and scents of a nectar and pollen rich flower bed? Dig a pond and plant the edges with a colourful riot of marsh marigolds and purple loosestrife. Why not browse our ideas below to help get you started.

Insects are declining up to eight times faster than other wildlife. Why not give them a helping hand - visit our Action For Insects page to find out how.

We've got lots of ideas and inspiration to help you wild your patch or why not visit our Wild About Gardens pages where you'll find videos and free downloads to help you help wildlife where you live. If you want to plant food for you and wildlife, why not take a look at our Coronation Gardens website, which is packed full of edible inspiration.

We have a number of local peat-free and/or organic nurseries:

Caves Folly Nurseries, Colwall     
Hoo House nursery, Tewkesbury     
Wykeham Gardens, Malvern     
Pershore College Garden Centre