Supporting and Helping Wildlife

From September 2011 issue of 'Country Gardener', page 42:


"One of the key changes in gardening in Britain over the past ten years is the importance we all give now to sustaining and helping wildlife.
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This includes using nature-friendly products and materials. You also need to be prepared to leave the garden alone to get on with its business.  The popularity of wildlife has also led to a whole variety of places to visit and things to see where wildlife is a major attraction.


Bird Care Weekend - a 'tweet' for all the family: Bird lovers from Somerset are being invited to a garden in the county this October to find out more about their feathered friends.  Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre is hosting a Bird Care Weekend on 29 and 30 October to tie in with the Royal Society for the Protection of BGirds (RSPB) 'Feed the Birds Day' on 29 October."

The site http://www.rspb.org.uk/feedthebirds/ gives ten top tips to help you be a host to all kinds of wildlife in our gardens.  Ideas are also given on creating homes for wildlife: feeding birds, bird baths, shrubs and flowers, nesting boxes, wildlife stacks - and they also offer free advice via this site.

Here's a link to other events listed by the RSPC as part of 'Feed the Birds Day'  http://www.rspb.org.uk/feedthebirds/events.aspx