Garden birds
Can you spot Britain's top ten garden birds in your garden? Find out how to identify common garden birds and how you can attract birds to your garden.
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How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden
Learn about companion planting, friendly pest control, organic repellents and how wildlife and growing vegetables can go hand in hand.
Wildlife gardening: make your garden bat friendly
On a late summer’s evening there’s nothing quite as entertaining as settling down in a comfy garden chair to watch the bats come out to swish and swoop on their hunt for food.
Climate friendly gardening
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own backyard or local greenspace.
Which birds am I likely to see in my garden?
Find out which birds you might see in your garden and how to help them
Winning photos in BBOWT's competition 2019
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up in our 2019 photo competition. Have a look at their stunning photographs.
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 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 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!
Family activity: How to be a garden scientist
Have you stopped to take a closer look at what’s on your doorstep? There’s lots to be found if you look hard enough. Join Sophie and become a garden scientist!
Common carder bee
The common carder bee is a fluffy, gingery bumble bee that can often be found in gardens and woods, and on farmland and heaths. It is a social bee, nesting in cavities, old birds' nests and…
Vote for funding for wildlife-friendly farming
Nicky Warden explains why we're calling on all political parties to increase the budget for wildlife-friendly farming, halve pesticide use and help farmers adapt to climate change.