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Create a pond and / or boggy area. This encourages new wildlife into the garden and provides a useful drinking and bathing place for birds and mammals. |
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Sow hay meadow seed in your garden; growing more species of plants can produce a wider variety of food and a wider range of creatures to eat them. |
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Make sure bird feeders are cat proof - domestic cats kill up 250 million creatures in Britain every year! |
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Cut some areas of grass less often. This provides cover for shy wildlife, food for some animals and, sometimes, a wider range of flowers. |
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Construct a bug 'hotel' - many bugs are better at reducing garden pests than methods using man-made chemicals. |
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Put up bird and bat nesting / roosting boxes - natural sites for these species are in short supply. |
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Introduce plants that will attract insects, birds or mammals. These need not be only native plants; many exotic species can also benefit wildlife. |
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Try to avoid the use of herbicides and pesticides that will have a bad effect on wildlife. |
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Leave piles of sticks and leaves for sleeping hedgehogs. This encourages them to stay near your garden and they are great at reducing the slug population. |
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Try to use products in your garden that do not have a bad impact on wildlife elsewhere - use peat-free compost and ornamental stone that does not come from rare limestone pavement habitats. |
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