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Mammals

Hedgehogs, bats, and other garden mammals — how to make your garden a safe habitat.

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Blackbird splashing in a stone pedestal bird bath on the lawn of a suburban UK garden

Wildlife 10 July 2026 10 min read

Bird Bath Placement and Cleaning Guide

Where to put a bird bath, how deep to fill it and how to keep it clean and ice-free, so birds use it all year without spreading disease.

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Grey squirrel hanging upside down raiding a tube bird feeder in a snowy suburban front garden

Wildlife 8 July 2026 8 min read

Squirrel Proof Bird Feeders: What Really Works

Squirrel proof bird feeders that work: weight-activated and caged feeders, where to hang a baffle, the tricks that fail, and the law on grey squirrels.

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House sparrows drinking and bathing at a shallow water dish under a shade canopy in a UK garden in summer

Wildlife 27 May 2026 6 min read

Garden Birds in a UK Heatwave: Water and Shade

How to help garden birds in a UK heatwave: shallow water in the shade, which foods to put out and which to hold back, and how to leave nest boxes be.

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Wildlife log pile UK with stacked oak and beech logs in a shady garden corner, ferns and moss colonising the base

Wildlife 27 May 2026 9 min read

How to Build a Wildlife Log Pile UK

Build a wildlife log pile in an afternoon: which logs to use, where to put it, how big to make it and who will move in, from beetles to hedgehogs.

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Allotment with a strip of poppies and cornflowers beside veg beds, a log pile and a small pond near the shed

Wildlife 13 April 2026 9 min read

Wildlife-Friendly Allotments: Grow and Help

How to make your allotment wildlife-friendly and still grow plenty of food, with flower strips, hedgehog gaps, log piles, a mini pond and no-dig beds.

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Hedgehog beside a square gap cut into the bottom of a wooden garden fence

Wildlife 7 February 2026 7 min read

How to Make a Hedgehog Highway in Any Fence

How to make a hedgehog highway: cut a 13cm gap in a panel fence, gravel board or wall, mark it, and get your neighbours to link up the whole street.

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Hedgehog snuffling through fallen autumn leaves beside a log pile in a UK suburban garden at dusk

Wildlife 30 January 2026 10 min read

How to Make a Hedgehog-Friendly Garden

Easy ways to make your UK garden hedgehog-friendly: a 13cm fence gap, leafy hiding spots, the right food and water, and simple checks to keep them safe.

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Wildlife-friendly UK garden with a small pond, log pile, and native wildflowers growing in an unmown meadow area

Wildlife 5 December 2025 12 min read

How to Create a Wildlife Garden UK

Turn any UK garden into a haven for wildlife with a pond, native plants, log piles, hedgehog gaps, bird boxes and easy jobs for every season.

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Common pipistrelle bat flying at dusk over a cottage garden with honeysuckle and evening primrose in flower

Wildlife 6 November 2025 10 min read

Bat-Friendly Gardens UK

How to welcome bats to your garden with a bat box, night-scented flowers, a pond and less outdoor lighting, plus what the law says.

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Wooden open-bottomed compost bin in a UK garden surrounded by leaf litter and overgrown vegetation

Wildlife 23 October 2025 9 min read

Composting for Wildlife in Your Garden

A compost heap can be a home for slow worms, hedgehogs, grass snakes and toads. Here's how to run one that makes compost and helps wildlife too.

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