With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.

Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!

Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…

Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.

Log piles are perfect hiding places for insects, providing a convenient buffet for frog, birds, and hedgehogs too!

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.

Build your own bat box and give a bat a safe place to roost.

Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.

Plant wildflower with seed bombs!