Add in some extra wildlife friendly garden features

  • breeding and nesting sites - water to drink, dead wood, rotting vegetation and longer grasses are important for larvae
  • overwintering sites for insects - in winter seed heads, leaf litter, crevices in bark, longer vegetation, hollow plant stems and other places are all needed for shelter
  • leave dead wood piles or provide bug hotels where pollinators can shelter
  • feed the birds throughout the year - particularly during winter and when adults are feeding young
  • bird boxes
  • bat box
  • bee/bug hotel
  • water features big or small - always include some rocks so things don't drown
  • hedgehog houses and highways
  • replace fences with hedges.