Amateur Gardening

Top tips for creating a bird-friendly garden

“Try to avoid using chemicals to beat pests and weeds. As we all know, insecticides are there to kill.”

In 2012, gardening expert Sarah Raven hosted popular BBC series ‘Bees, Butterflies, and Blooms’ exploring the decline of Britain’s most cherished pollinators and what we can do to protect them. Since then, she and her husband Adam, have been on a journey to increase biodiversity in their own garden at Perch Hill, and encourage others to do the same in theirs.

According to WWF’s latest Living Planet Report, global wildlife populations have plummeted by 69% on average since 1970. In a mission to encourage small actions to combat this global challenge, Sarah and Adam have compiled their top 10 things

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