Here at Titchwell Marsh we've recently created a brand new wildlife garden. It’s packed full of brilliant features which help to give nature a home. Why not come and have a look at it the next time that you’re in the area. However you don’t need a nature reserve and a small army of volunteers to do something similar. All you need is a garden and a small amount of time.
Water feature in our wildlife garden. Don't worry that it looks a little dry, the wildlife still loves it - Chris Calow
One of the bug hotels in the wildlife garden. The living roof is a great feature - Chris Calow
Another bug hotel in the wildlife garden - Chris Calow
The wildlife hedge that we created. A robin nested in here this year - Chirs Calow
Both myself and centre assistant Clare have created mini wildlife ponds. The best thing that you can do to attract more wildlife to your garden is to install a water source. Even the smallest pond can attract a wide range of species to your garden and as you can see, you don’t need much to create such a pond. After installing such a water feature you may well receive visits from frogs, and newts, dragonflies and damselflies, water boatman, pond skaters and more. Creatures such as hedgehogs will be grateful too because it will give them a reliable source of fresh water to quench their thirst, just make sure they can climb out again if they fall in.
The mini wildlife pond in my garden. Don't worry, the crocodile skull isn't real - Chris Calow
Clare's wildlife pond. I think it looks better than mine - Clare Garwood
If a pond isn’t for you then why not create a log pile to attract invertabrates, put up a bat box to help our winged friends or sow some wild flowers in order to attract pollinators.
You can find loads of ideas of things that you can do in your own garden here, http://www.rspb.org.uk/