Wildlife Gardening
Want to know more about wildlife then visit the sites below for further information:
Bat Conservation Trust
www.bats.org.uk
British Dragonfly Society
www.dragonflysoc.org.uk
British Trust for Ornithology
www.bto.org.uk
English Nature
www.englishnature.org.uk
Royal Horticultural Society
www.rhs.org.uk/learning/research/conservation_and_environment.asp
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
www.rspb.org.uk
The Tree Council
www.treecouncil.org.uk
Tree Advice Trust
www.treeadviceservice.org.uk
Urban Wildlife Partnership
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk
The Wildlife Trusts
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk
Unsure of what plants to use in your garden? See below for ideas to achieve a sustainable wildlife garden.
Plants for Seeds
Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Clematis (Clematis spp)
Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro)
Golden Rod (Solidago canadensis)
Greater Knapweed (Centaura scabiosa)
Honesty (Lunaria annua)
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Teasel (Dipsacus sylestris)
Yarrow (Achillea spp)
Plants for Fruits
Barberry (Berberis spp)
Bramble(Rubus spp)
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Japanese Quince(Chaenomeles spp)
Oregon Grape (Mahonia spp)
Pyracantha (Pyracantha spp)
Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
Yew (Taxus baccata)
Native Plants
Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Knapweed (Centaurea spp)
Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense)
Red Campion (Silene dioica)
Toadflax (Linaria vulgare)
Vipers Bugloss(Echium vulgare)
Non Native Plants
Bellflower (Campanula spp)
Bergamot (Monarda didyma)
Bistort (Persicaria amplexicaulis)
Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
Fleabane (Erigeron spp)
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Honesty (Lunaria rediviva)
Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana)
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)
Tobacco Plant (Nicotiana spp)
Trees
Aspen (Populus tremula)
Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Goat Willow (Salix capiea)
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Hedging Plants
Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Dogwood (Cornus canina)
Field Maple (Acer campestre)
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana)
Wild Privet