In this blog you will find ways to attract more wildlife to your garden. From birds to bugs, seeing wildlife in your garden is such a special treat! Here at Really Wild Bird Food, we have a wide range of wildlife products designed to help attract wildlife to your garden.
Plant wildflowers and let your grass grow!
Have a section of your garden to create a natural environment. Long grass is one of the best habitats for many bugs and other plants as well! You can even plant some wildflowers. Maybe create a wild garden in the corner of your garden. We have a great section for all soil types from heavy/clay to sandy soil.
Feeding the birds & creating a nest
Did you know birds are great for your garden's ecosystem! You can help them buy feeding the birds and especially now the cold weather is coming. So a high energy food is something to look out for! Creating a nesting environment for the birds in your garden is a great thing to do!
Here are some tips!
Positioning a Nest Box
When choosing where to locate your nest box there are certain things to consider.
- Choose a quiet location away from paths or busy areas.
- Avoid areas that predators can hide, i.e., cats.
- Position away from your feeding area.
- Don’t fill the nest box with nesting material, better to offer wood shavings, sheep wool, dog or horse hair in an old wire feeder for the birds to help themselves and make their nest.
- The nest box should face between North and East to avoid extremes of weather, sun, rain and wind. Tilt the box forward a bit to reduce heavy rain hitting the entrance hole. Never place a nest box facing south.
- There needs to be a clear route for the birds to and from the next box.
- Space out nest boxes in the garden, most species prefer to be separate from other nests with the exception of house sparrow and starlings as they usually prefer to nest in groups.
Leaving a gap in the fence!
Don't forget about the hedgehogs and frogs that may want to use your garden as their home! Leave a little gap for them to come through!
Create a little pond!
A pond is a real boost for wildlife. It doesn’t have to be big– you can use a buried bucket. If you do want a big pond however, make sure there are sloping sides to help wildlife get in and out. A pond is best filled with unchlorinated rainwater from a water butt and planted with some native species.
Get an insect hotel
If you want a thriving garden, a healthy bug population is a real must. We stock a selection of insect homes and feeders to get your garden buzzing with life in no time!
With various designs available, we provide a great choice of insect habitats in all shapes and sizes. Adding an insect or bee home to your garden will not only look nice, but it will also serve an invaluable purpose for your friendly critters.
Besides our insect homes, we also supply an assortment of additional accessories and feeders, which help to keep your garden insects healthy throughout the duration of their life.
Among our most popular products are our bee homes, which are suitable for a range of bee species and populations of all sizes, from entire colonies to solitary bees, which often nest in large populations despite their name. This is a great way to help support your local bee population, while also benefitting your plants and flowers to help them thrive!
