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Habitat Creation
- 'Painting' yoghourt on rocks
will provide good growing conditions for lichens.
- Use unwanted rubble
constructively and build a stone and earth mound - great for hibernating
newts and even lizards.
- Leave heaps of grass-cuttings in
a sunny spot -grass snakes may use them for egg-laying.
- A carefully selected oak log,
placed on damp ground to slow down drying out and loss of the bark, will
grow an attractive cover of lichens and moss in a year or two.
- Use old logs in rockeries to
make habitats for fungi, invertebrates and amphibians.
- Some bumblebees will nest in
bird boxes. Don't evict them: they need nest sites too!
- A rotten log by a pond provides
an excellent egg-laying site for southern hawker dragonflies.
- Don’t throw your garden waste on
to areas of wild habitat, especially if it contains non-native aliens.
- Whatever the time of year, check
your bonfire pile before burning - hedgehogs may be hibernating (or
wrens nesting) in them.
- If you have slow-worms in your
garden, keep plenty of rough grass and some rocks and logs for shelter.
- Ivy on trees does no harm to the
tree and provides food and shelter for wildlife.
- If you find bats in the loft
when doing roof repairs or alterations, inform English Nature. All bats
are strictly protected by law.
- Don't collect cobbles and
boulders from beaches for your garden. They will support more wildlife
left where they are.
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