Red mason bee
The red mason bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow…
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European hedgehog
Considered a gardener’s best friend, hedgehogs will happily hoover up insects roaming in vegetable beds. Famously covered in spines, hedgehogs like to eat all sorts of bugs and crunchy beetles.…
Birds
Discover some of the birds that you're most likely to spot in a garden or allotment.
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Training and Resources
Training, courses and online resources from all the partners of Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature.
Create homes for wildlife
Invite more wildlife into your garden by providing natural homes like long grass and log piles.
How to make a bee hotel
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.
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Go chemical free
Avoid using pesticides, weed killers and other chemicals in your garden. You'll see more wildlife and help protect our struggling insect populations.
How to build a pond
A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.