Whether you celebrate a big family Christmas, or you just give out a few cards to your friends and neighbours to wish them a happy time, here are some quick tips for a greener Christmas!

With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.

Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.

All animals need water to survive. By providing a water source in your garden, you can invite in a whole menagerie!

Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.

Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener’s friend. Help them by building a bee hotel for your home or garden and watch them buzz happily about their business.

Learn about companion planting, friendly pest control, organic repellents and how wildlife and growing vegetables can go hand in hand.

Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.

Log piles are perfect hiding places for insects, providing a convenient buffet for frog, birds, and hedgehogs too!

Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.

Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts.

Water butts lower the risks of local flooding and will reduce water bills by conserving the water you already have. They're great for watering the garden, refilling the pond - or even washing…