Autumn is here and the leaves are beginning to fall but what’s hiding just beneath that crispy, crunchy surface and why is leaf litter so important?

Brighten up the colder months with some autumn planting for wildlife. My Wild City Project Officer, Hilary, is here to tell you how...

These pond predators don't mess about!

Can nature help with our mental health? Youth Council member, Kirstie, shares her story.

Conserving wild spaces for nature has been the leading way to protect biodiversity for hundreds of years. While the idea of keeping nature safe in pockets of greenery is an attractive one,…

Felicity Paris has been transforming her garden in Withington for wildlife for the last five-years. In this blog she shares what she has been up to and how local wildlife has benefitted.

My Wild City Project Officer, Hilary Wood, tells us about her wildlife-friendly allotment plot. From seedlings to slugs, cabbages to caterpillars, growing vegetables and flowers in harmony with…

Communications Officer, Jenny, has just moved into a new house, but what will her new garden have in store?

Wildlife-friendly gardening is such a wonderful way to support everything from bees to butterflies, lizards to ladybirds and hedgehogs to house sparrows. But unless you have also gone peat-free…

The end of summer is fast approaching and we are seeing the new queen and male bumblebees in our gardens regularly now. New social wasp queens are appearing and male wasps will follow in the next…