Nature at home

Enjoy a variety of nature-based activities when exploring the county borough or from your own garden.

These activities and resources are easy-to-use, low cost and suitable for use by all.

Bee
Butterfly

Helping Nature in the Garden 

There are a number of ways you can help nature at home and in your surrounding area. 

  • Feed and water the birds - A quick and easy way to make your garden more attractive to birds is to provide a seed feeder and a source of fresh water such as a birdbath, or even just a container with fresh water - RSPB - What to feed birds

  • Plant and grow butterfly-friendly plants -  Some popular plants with butterflies and their caterpillars are common honeysuckle, English lavender, stinging nettles and buckthorn - Butterfly Conservation - Gardening for Butterflies

  • Compost - Creating a compost heap in your garden is a great way to dispose of kitchen waste and provide a habitat for all those creepy crawlies! Invertebrates such as millipedes, woodlice, worms and spiders will make use of your compost - RHS Composting

More information on how you can help wildlife can be found from the Wildlife Trust and the Wildlife Garden Project

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