Gardening with
Wildlife in Mind

Avoid using pesticides and herbicides as far as possible.
Slug pellets can kill thrushes and hedgehogs as well as slugs.
All pest species have natural predators – let nature solve your pest problems!
Say ‘no’ to creosote: use pressure-treated timber or less-toxic chemical treatments.
Work with nature – lavender or marigolds near roses may help to deter aphids.
By removing pests from your own garden you may simply attract more from nearby.
Kill unwanted weeds such as docks by inverting a clay plant-pot, with the hole covered, over the shoots.
Holes in your apples? Use codling moth pheromone traps rather than pesticide sprays.
Paint something sticky around the trunks of trees to reduce winter moth damage – the females cannot fly.
Throw waste soapy water over garden plants and gain the added benefit of destroying aphids.
Hoverflies are beneficial predators of garden pests and are especially attracted to poached-egg plant and Echinacea.
Create a 'slug pub' ! Dig a small hole, insert a pot with the lip just above ground height and part fill with beer - a great humane way to keep your cabbages and dahlias slug free.
Plastic bottles with the tops and bottoms removed can protect young plants from slugs and snails.
Seek expert advice if you need to control rats in the garden. Remember that rodenticides are harmful to wildlife.