Creating a garden pond and other habitats for wildlife with Stuart Merchant.
In this talk, Stuart will share the story behind a garden pond he recently created with a focus on attracting and supporting local wildlife.
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Creating a garden pond and other habitats for wildlife: an illustrated talk by Stuart Merchant
Stuart Merchant presents an illustrated talk on creating garden ponds and habitats to support wildlife.
Wilder Gardens
With an estimated 24 million gardens in the UK, the way we care for them can make a huge difference to wildlife. Find out how you can make your garden more wildlife-friendly!
Garden warbler
A plain-looking warbler, the garden warbler is a summer visitor to the UK. It is a shy bird and is most likely to be heard, rather than seen, in woodland and scrub habitats.
Garden bumblebee
Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…
Garden spider
Have you ever stopped to look at the shape of a spider web? Garden spiders spin a spiral shaped web, perfect for catching lots of juicy prey!
My garden
Nicolas is a farmer who loves wildlife. Through his passion he has grown a successful bird seed business, and in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts has helped to raise £1 million for…
Birds and wildlife in the garden: The BTO's Garden Birdwatch with Susan Jones
Susan Jones will talk about the Garden BirdWatch, run by the British Trust for Ornithology, a citizen science project monitoring birds and other wildlife in people's gardens.
Garden tiger moth
The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…
Black garden ant
The black garden ant is the familiar and abundant small ant that lives in gardens, but also turns up indoors searching for sugary food. In summer, winged adults, or 'flying ants', swarm…
How to make a bog garden
Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.
My secret garden
Rowan loves the fresh smell and sight of the buttercups in the wildflower meadows at Besthorpe. It's a special place because there are precious few spots like this where she can spend time…