Category Archives: supporting wildlife

🌪️ Recent storms left your garden looking battered? Let’s get it back in shape! 🌿

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: November 5, 2026

🍂 Tidy the debris Gather fallen leaves and twigs on your lawn for the compost or green waste bin, but leave leaves on your borders as food and shelter for wildlife. 🐞🐦 ✂️ Prune and support Cut jagged stems cleanly just above a healthy bud with sharp secateurs. Stake and tie any knocked-over plants to help them settle and protect them from the next storm. 🌱   🏡 Broken fence? Replace the panel or plant a hedge! 🌳 There’s lots of choice READ MORE

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Magical Moths!

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: October 22, 2026

Moths need us, and your garden or balcony can help. Moths are brilliant pollinators and a vital food source for other wildlife, but like so many species, they’re struggling. The @the_rhs and @wildlifetrusts are asking UK gardeners (and anyone with a balcony!) to pledge to support moths AND their caterpillars: Make a night-time nectar bar with flowers for adult moths Let caterpillars feast by planting native trees and shrubs Become a moth champion by recording the adults and caterpillars READ MORE

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Planning a bonfire? Check for hedgehogs first!

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: October 9, 2026

🦔 Woodpiles are perfect hedgehog shelters, which makes unchecked bonfires deadly. Swipe for 4 easy ways to keep them safe this Bonfire Night 👉 Tag a friend who’s planning a bonfire! 🔥💛 READ MORE

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This year’s drought isn’t over and the RHS is planning for the next one!

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: August 21, 2026

The RHS isn’t waiting until next summer to think about drought. They’re planning for it right now. If the biggest name in gardening thinks it’s worth doing a year ahead, it’s probably worth us doing too. What’s the first thing you’d change if you knew next summer was going to be another scorcher? READ MORE

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Bumblebees are keeling over!

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: July 27, 2026

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Planting a tree makes a real difference ! ⬇⬇

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: July 27, 2026

Concrete in full sun hits 40°C. Grass hits 23°C. Add a tree and you knock off another 10 degrees! We’ve had two record heatwaves already this year. The RHS, the Woodland Trust and the HTA are now asking government to support an increase in domestic tree production – because the UK doesn’t grow enough of its own trees to keep up. “Plant a tree” can sound tokenistic. It isn’t. This is your street being liveable in 40°C heat, or not. Small ask. Big shade. 🌳 READ MORE

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Spotlight on: a Japanese-inspired front garden

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: June 8, 2026

May 2026 – Spotlight on: a Japanese-inspired front garden

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Spotlight on: Phasing your garden build

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: June 8, 2026

March 2026 – Spotlight on: Phasing your garden build

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