Hedgehogs are in decline. Make your garden and farm creature friendly this autumn
Autumn has arrived, and with a new season comes new wildlife. Get outside and make your garden and farm as wildlife friendly as possible with these top tips.
In autumn watch out for:
- Hedgehogs
- Barn owls
- Dormouse
Make yourself a checklist and let us know what you see.
See also: Growing vegetables with children - how to start and what to grow
Have a wildlife friendly farm
Create a haven for wildlife in your garden or farm by making homemade birdfeeders and hedgehog houses.
Birdfeeder
You will need:
- Peanut butter
- An apple
- Birdseed mix
- Twine or string
- To make:
Halve the apple and scoop the core out
Make a small hole in the top of each so you can add the string through
Fill the each half with a mixture of peanut butter and birdseed
Hang outside
Hedgehog house
You can make a very simple hedgehog house by getting a large plastic container and cutting out a large entrance space. Cover in plastic sheeting and camouflage in leaves, soil and grass cuttings. Make the inside hedgehog friendly too, by adding leaves and soil inside.
TOP TIP: leave a stick by the entrance, and if it moves you will know you have had a prickly visitor!
Please send you pictures of your wildlife creations to [email protected]
