Create a wildlife haven
While it’s tempting to make our gardens neat for the approaching winter months, being overly tidy will deprive wildlife of much-needed shelter and food.
In fact, it’s best to ‘spring clean’ your garden at the end of winter. Here are some tips on how to create a wildlife sanctuary when conditions are harsh…
1 Leave areas unkempt.
Piles of twigs and dead vegetation provide much-needed shelter for spiders and beetles, and small mammals such as hedgehogs and dormice.
2 Don’t cut back dead stems.
Insects will overwinter in them and the seed heads provide food for birds. When you cut the stems back in spring, leave them in a pile until May to allow the insects to re-emerge.
3 Put up bird boxes.
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