How to build a bug mansion
Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.
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Cucurbits
Cucurbits contain seeds and grow from the flower of a plant so they are classified as fruits. These include courgettes, cucumbers, pumpkins and squash. Melon belong to this family too.
Species
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
Blackberry and Apple Jam
Blackberry and Apple Jam - This jam is amazing on toast, scones or even in a sponge cake.
Bake with Lucie - July 2025
Try these seasonal recipes using produce from your garden!
Bake with Lucie - August 2025
Try these seasonal recipes using produce from your garden!
Bake with Lucie - September 2025
Try these seasonal recipes using produce from your garden!
Bake with Lucie - October 2025
Try these seasonal recipes using produce from your garden!
Climate friendly gardening
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own backyard or local greenspace.
How to create a hedgehog hole
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.
Calaminarian grassland
This is a strange, sparse habitat of grassland growing on old mining tracks and slag heaps, on river gravels and naturally exposed metal-rich soils in the mountains. Only the toughest metal-loving…
Atlantic hazel wood
Ancient places with a magical feel, these are the Celtic rainforests of the rocky western coasts. Only found close to the sea, abundant rainfall and sea mists keep them moist - ideal for the…