Biodiversity - what can I do?

Pollinator and wildlife friendly planting

Here are some suggestions for things you could plant in your garden. You will need to do some research to make sure that the plants you chose are suitable for the soil type and size of your garden.

Growing a mixture of native annual and perennial plants will provide a variety of habitats and food sources for as many different pollinators as possible:

Wildflowers (for Bees and Butterflies)	Herbs	Shrubs and plants	Wet area plants	Bulbs
Garlic mustard Lady's smock Honesty Birds Foot Trefoil Clovers Vetch Stinging nettles Ox eye daisy Red campion White campion Meadowsweet Foxglove Wood anemone Forget me not Sunflower Cowslip Primrose Lesser celandine Lily of the Valley Sedum Aster Marigold Nasturtium Sunflower	Lavender Rosemary Thyme Lemon balm Chives Sage Sorrel Comfrey	Hebe Bramble Dog Rose Gorse Cotoneaster Honeysuckle Ivy Clematis Ceanothus Pachysandra Ferns Hosta (shady places) Honeysuckle (Climbers) Clematis (Climbers)	Yellow flag iris Purple loosestrife Marsh marigold Primula candelabra Bogbean Yellow loosestrife Great burnet Creeping Jenny Bergamot Comfrey Bugbane Water mint Water forget me not	Snow drop Bluebell Native daffodil Crocus Cyclamen

Guidance on plants for pollinators from the Wildlife Trust and RHS.

Please also see more information on how to make a wildflower lawn.