Blackbird - Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography
Every garden counts
No matter how big or small, every space can make a difference for wildlife. Discover simple ways to welcome more wildlife into your garden or yard.
The importance of gardens for wildlife
Did you know? There are over 20 million gardens in the UK, covering a larger surface area than all 2,600 Wildlife Trust nature reserves combined!
With many UK species in decline, these spaces are so important for wildlife. If we each were to take a few small actions to help wildlife in our gardens and yards, we could create a patchwork of millions of mini nature reserves, acting as stepping stones for wildlife to move around safely and find vital food, water and shelter.
On this page we've gathered lots of resources to help you take simple steps to attract more wildlife to your doorstep, whether you have a large garden, a small yard, or even a balcony - every space counts.
Andrew Spencer
My Wild Garden guide
Our My Wild Garden guide is full of tips to help you get started transforming your space for wildlife. Delivered straight to your inbox in bite-sized daily updates over a week, our email guide focuses on five key areas where you can make an impact – food, shelter, water, management, and connectivity.
Get inspiration for your garden
Take a look at our blog for lots of helpful articles full of ideas and inspiration for how to make your garden, yard or balcony more wildlife-friendly.
Explore species spotlights highlighting the best wildflowers to add to your space, ID guides helping you identify common species you may spot, seasonal guides to help you manage your space for wildlife all year round, and much more.
Podcast episode: Can we find wildlife in our cities?
Catch up with our Conservation Chronicles podcast below, where we take a closer look at how wildlife can thrive in towns and cities, the importance of urban nature, and how we can all play our part.
Whether you’re a city dweller, a nature enthusiast, or just curious about what’s living right outside your door, this episode will inspire you to see your local spaces differently.
Our My Wild Garden award
My Wild Garden award
Let us know what you've been doing to help pollinators and other wildlife in your garden, and apply for your own My Wild Garden award to display proudly at home!
Spotlight on: bees
Bees are hugely important, playing a vital role in pollinating crops and wildflowers all over the world - as well as being much-loved in their own right!
Habitat loss, urbanisation, pesticide use and many other factors have created huge challenges for bees in recent years. But by taking just a few simple steps, our gardens can act as lifelines for bees, providing them with vital food, water, and safe spaces to nest.
Below are a few ways to get started transforming your space into a little bee haven.
More reading: how to help bees at home
Catch up with our blogs below where we highlight the bee species you're likely to see at this time of year, more ways to help them in your garden, and what to bear in mind for bees during periods of dry, warm weather.
Test your garden wildlife knowledge
Take a look at some of our quizzes and courses below, where you can put your garden wildlife knowledge to the test - or learn something new!
Who's visiting your garden? Take our garden bird ID quiz
How much do you know about bees? Take our big bee quiz!
Free 7-day birdsong ID email course - learn to identify the songs of common bird species
Elephant hawkmoth by Margaret Holland
Wild About Gardens
Wild About Gardens guides are packed full of tips to help you look after different species in your garden. This year's guide is all about marvellous moths - browse the whole range of guides here, including lawns, ponds, hoverflies, bats, hedgehogs and more.
More actions to take at home
There are so many other easy ways to help wildlife on your doorstep. We've highlighted a selection of ideas below to help you get started, but you can browse our full list of green living tips below.
