Create a wildlife friendly garden beyond wild birds with our seasonal guide. Wildlife is important and beneficial to all of us therefore it is important to create a safe haven for them in your garden.
Spring
Prepare to attract hedgehogs to your back door and baby birds in your garden with our spring list of jobs.
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Leave out food for hedgehogs using our Gardman Hedgehog Bites with the essential, carefully blended minerals and vitamins hedgehog needs to survive. Alternatively use meat based cat or dog food.
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Feed the birds with high energy, soft food for them to provide their young such as Peckish Extra Goodness Nuggets or Peckish Mealworms.
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Plant pollen-rich plants to attract bees and other pollinating insects. Plants such as sunflowers, Comfrey, Lavender are perfect as well as many more. Or why not plant a wildflower garden with Unwins Nature's Haven Easy Wildflowers Mix.
Summer
During summer you will see a variety of wildlife in your garden. Continue to nurture wildlife during the hot, dry months.
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Keep bird baths topped up with fresh, clean water. Birds will drink and bathe during the warmer periods to help regulate body temperatures. Bird Baths are also ideal for birds to fly away from predators such as cats.
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Avoid deadheading roses - birds will feed on these during the winter months.
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Create a spot for amphibians using log piles in a shady corner of your garden.
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Continue to plant and grow bee friendly plants
Autumn
Autumn is the perfect time to tidy and maintain in the garden.
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Clean out bird feeders left out over the summer and fill with fresh food
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Make compost piles to attract a home for insects
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Clear out nest boxes of any old nesting material ready for the next nesting season.
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Leave out leaf piles in the garden or put out a Gardman Woven Hedgehog House for hedgehogs to hibernate.
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Leave out food for hedgehogs using our Gardman Hedgehog Bites with the essential, carefully blended minerals and vitamins hedgehog needs to survive. Alternatively use meat based cat or dog food.
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Check bonfire piles before lighting them in case hedgehogs or other animals are hibernating.
Winter
A lot of wildlife will be in hibernation during winter. It is important to leave areas of the garden untouched were possible in case animals are using these areas as a home for the winter.
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Continue to clean and refill bird feeders regularly. Use our bird feeder cleaning guide.
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Avoid cutting ivy - birds will use ivy to shelter during winter and berries are a good natural food source for them.
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Check bird boxes are secure and clean ready for the nesting season.
- Put out a Gardman Bee & Bug House and give insects a home and safe place to stay during the colder months.
