The weather has turned positively autumnal this week – and August Bank Holiday weekend isn’t even upon us yet! We’ve been seeing squirrels scurrying about busily collecting supplies for later in the year.
We regularly feed the avian visitors to our garden, especially hanging seeds and lard balls in the trees during the lean winter months. This year, we plan on doing a little bit extra. Erecting insect, bat and hedgehog hibernation homes will make our garden a veritable wildlife boarding house – the kind of lodgers we’d love to welcome! There are so many types of homes and shelters to choose from out there. And so many different creatures that you can encourage to over-winter and stay on year-round.
- Butterfly biome: £24.99, RSPB
- Wooden hedgehog house – £99.95, Notonthehighstreet
- The Birds and the Bees: £34.95, Etsy
- Double chamber bat box: £28.95, Ethical Superstore
- Ladybird house – £9.99, Crocus