WINTER IS HERE!

Britain is now one of the most nature depleted countries in the world.  Amazing for a country that use to be full of hedges, woodlands and fields.  Now wildlife is struggling to survive against the use of pesticides, increased building causing habitat loss and fragmentation.  Large wild habitats are being destroyed.  We have lost 50% of hedgehogs in the countryside, 40% of insects and pollinators.  Urban green spaces and gardens are now more important for wildlife than ever.  If we can build, grow and maintain lots of pockets of green, wild and abundant gardens then we can create a community wildlife reserve across Chiswick! 

If you can tick off one thing from each of the 4 sections in the PDF ABOVE or the 4 sections BELOW, then you are on your way to a wildlife friendly garden!  

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Here are some links to help you create your garden:

Ponds: https://www.froglife.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/JAW-2014-compressed.pdf

Plants for bees and butterflies: https://www.countryfile.com/how-to/wildlife-gardening/best-plants-for-bees-and-butterflies/

A good guide for plants for each season:

https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/pdf/conservation-and-biodiversity/wildlife/plants-for-pollinators-garden-plants.pdf

solitary bee houses: https://www.masonbees.co.uk

Bird feeders: https://shopping.rspb.org.uk/bird-feeders-boxes-tables/feeding-stations/

peat free compost 

(local delivery bulk):https://earthcycle.co.uk/category/compost-south-west-london

The Hut at Staveley Road Allotments

B&Q (you will need to hunt for it!)

Wheelers at Turnham Green

W6 Nursery near Ravenscourt Park

Hedgehog feeders: https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/feeding/

Useful books:

Gardening for bumblebees, Dave Goulson

Dancing with Bees, Strawbridge-Howard

Plant nectar rich flowers

Pt up some bird feeders

Plant so you have flowers, fruits and seeds all year

Plant plenty of shrubs and trees with nuts and/or berries

Plant a wildflower meadow area or a nectar-rich lawn

Grow wildflowers in pots on a balcony or patio area

Build a wildlife pond - no fish

Put in a bog-garden or permanent wet area

Put out a bird bath and keep it full of clean water

Leave a shallow bowl of water out for hedgehogs

Put a shallow saucer of water out with pebbles in for bees to drink 

Use a waterbutt rather than a hose (fill your pond with this water)

Plant climbing plants for shelter and feeding

plant/nurture mature trees

Plant a native species hedge or shrubs

build log piles to attract insects

Put up bird boxes, bat boxes, bug hotels, bee hotels and homes for hedgehogs

Build piles of stones for amphibians to hibernate and rest under.

Leave perennials until Spring 

Compost kitchen and garden waste 

NO pesticides including slug pellets 

NO plastic grass! 

Use peat free compost 

Give hedgehogs access to your garden (we can do this for you)

Leave leaves throughout the winter.