Blog: Wildlife Garden

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wildlife friendly gardening

Put your garden to the test!

Our two-minute survey can score your garden and offer ideas to make it even better for wildlife, but why is this so important?

Goldfinch (c) Caroline Steel

Wildlife diary: Early signs of spring

Even on the cold, grey days of winter, signs of spring can be found. As Trust volunteer and former Head of Conservation, Caroline Steel discovered in her garden

Female house sparrow (c) Caroline Steel

Wildlife diary: Garden birds

The comings and goings of birds in our gardens can be a constant source of fascination as Caroline Steel has discovered

Frogs in a garden pond (c) Caroline Steel

Wildlife Diary: Pond Life

It's often said that a wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden. Caroline Steel's pond is no exception.

Blackbird (c) Caroline Steel

Wildlife Diary: Recording birds

Watching garden birds is pleasurable but the records of what you see can also contribute to scientific research explains volunteer Caroline Steel

comma butterfly (Caroline Steel)

Wildlife Diary: A Day of Firsts

On the first day of lockdown to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, Caroline shares wildlife sightings from her garden in Lincoln

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Wildlife Gardening with NCS

Young people from the National Citizen Service join us at Whisby Nature Park to help with the wildlife garden.