How to create a wildlife pond
Judith Hathrill, Wild About Gardens volunteer, writes all about her garden pond and why it's so vital for wildlife.
Topics: Gardening
Online Workshop: The Wildlife Pond, How to Build, Plant and Maintain it
-In this online workshop, learn how to construct, plant and maintain a pond for wildlife and beauty in your garden.
Online Talk: Vegan-Organic Gardening
-This Veganuary, discover what 'veganic' growing is, and how you can bring its ethos and practices to your garden, allotment or green space.
How to support bats in your garden (and why)
My name’s Amanda Brookman and I’m a member of the Kent Bat Group, a group set up by volunteers in 1983 to help the conservation of bats in Kent. As a lover of bats I’d like to share some tips with you for your home and garden that will benefit bats.
Online Talk: Forest Gardening
-As we celebrate our local woods with the Save Our Woodlands appeal, discover how you can bring the forest feeling to your own outdoor space.
Summer flowers for a wildlife-friendly garden
Looking to create a garden that’s not just beautiful but also provides a range of benefits for wildlife, as well as ongoing summer flowers? There’s lots of consider when choosing plants. I’m the Wild About Gardens Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust and these are my favourite summer plants that are blooming in my garden this season.
Our new Wild About Gardens Officer's top tips
What does wildlife-friendly gardening mean to our new Wild About Gardens Officer? Ellen Tout shares what inspires her garden, and how we can all make a huge difference for nature right outside our back doors.
Gourmet gardening for wildlife
Grow a garden full of food that both you and your wild neighbours can enjoy!
Conservation Management at Scotney Castle and Gardens
Join Rob Smith as he walks around Scotney Castle and Gardens learning how the team here are managing the land for nature whilst welcoming 180,000 visitors a year. Scotney manages 788 acres of land with 30 acres just dedicated to formal gardens and 300 acres designated as a SSSI.
Slugs & snails: Part of a garden ecosystem
I have to admit how little I knew about slugs and snails before reading the latest Wild About Gardens guide. The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts have given these incredible creatures a reputation makeover. Discover for yourself these magnificent molluscs and the benefits they bring to our gardens.