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Wild Spaces on a budget!

Creating a Wild Space doesn’t have to cost the earth. We’ve put together our top tips for how you can create a space ...

8th April 25

Jobs for April in your Wild Space

April is the time to sow seeds indoors if you haven’t already. I first sow seeds in trays of peat-free seed compost ...

1st April 25

Jobs for March in your Wild Space

March is the real start to the growing season across the UK. While we still have the risk of frost for another month or ...

4th March 25

Jobs for February in your Wild Space

This winter’s storms have been especially destructive, bringing down trees and changing the landscape in towns and the ...

3rd February 25

How to create a Moon Meadow in your Wild Space

A moon meadow is a green space or planted area filled with plants which benefit our nighttime pollinators like moths,

16th January 25

How to use your Christmas tree to help wildlife

Wondering what to do with your old Christmas tree now that the holidays are over? Here’s how you can give it new life ...

1st January 25

Jobs for January in your Wild Space

January is still very much the middle of winter, and this month sees the least activity for butterflies and moths.

1st January 25

Jobs for December in your Wild Space

Last month I mentioned two moths with ‘November’ in their names, and this month it’s the turn of the…December ...

3rd December 24

Top five plants to attract moths to your Wild Space

Moths are fascinating insects that play a vital role in the ecosystem – plus they’re incredible pollinators!

15th November 24

Winter wellbeing in your Wild Space

At this time of year when the nights are drawing in and the weather is a bit gloomy, our mental health can take a hit.

8th November 24

Create habitat hideaways in your Wild Space this winter

With the winter months on the way, our wonderful moths and butterflies are beginning to look for places to hunker down ...

31st October 24

Jobs for November in your Wild Space

The month of November has the curious honour of having two moths named after it. The November moth and Pale November ...

31st October 24

Jobs for October in your Wild Space

October sees dramatic changes in our Wild Spaces. In my own, many of the trees are already bare and their leaves now ...

2nd October 24

Jobs for September In Your Wild Space

September is the first month of autumn, but my Wild Space is still ablaze with colourful flowers – and brilliant ...

30th August 24

Jobs for August In Your Wild Space

Although it may seem like a long way off, and strange to consider when the sun is shining, in late summer we need to ...

31st July 24

Jobs For July In Your Wild Space

“Plant it and they will come” is one of the mantras of the wildlife gardener – whether you’re gardening on a ...

3rd July 24

How To Prepare Your Wild Space For The Big Butterfly Count 2024

The Big Butterfly Count 2024 is almost here! Here are our top tips for preparing your Wild Space, big or small, to ...

3rd June 24

Jobs For June In Your Wild Space

The ‘No Mow May’ campaign by our friends at Plantlife seems to have reached wider than ever this year. Friends and ...

3rd June 24

What’s In My Wild Space

This Garden Wildlife Week (27 May -7 June), we delve in to the Wild Space of Communications Officer Sophie Hall as she ...

24th May 24

How To Enhance Your Hedge For Wildlife

Hedges, particularly those made up of native species, are an important place for butterflies and moths to find nectar,

1st May 24

Jobs For May In Your Wild Space

In May we begin to see the first evidence of breeding butterflies in our gardens: eggs and caterpillars!

1st May 24

Small Space, Big Difference!

A Wild Spaces guide to planters, pots and window boxes. A Wild Space is any space improved to help butterflies and moths ...

26th April 24

Jobs For April In Your Wild Space

April is the time to sow seeds indoors if you haven’t already. I first sow seeds in trays of peat-free seed compost ...

3rd April 24

Going Peat-Free In Your Wild Space

Peatlands are a precious habitat for butterflies and moths, but they are under threat from commercial extraction of peat ...

2nd April 24

Jobs For March In Your Wild Space

At the time of writing, I have yet to see any butterflies or moths this year, but by the end of March I know that it’s ...

28th February 24

Jobs For February In Your Wild Space

As tempting as it is to get outside on the first warmer, sunny days of February, we must proceed with caution and tread ...

22nd February 24

Lighting In Your Wild Space

When creating a Wild Space, most people will plan and create their area to use and enjoy in the daylight. But it’s ...

30th January 24

Jobs For January In Your Wild Space

Wondering what to do in your Wild Space this month? Guest blogger, The Secret Gardener, shares their jobs for January.

21st December 23

What To Do In Your Wild Space This Winter

There are lots of ways to continue to look after your Wild Space during the winter months. Here are a few of the things ...

28th November 23

Incredible Ivy: Bring Your Wild Space To Life With This Wildlife Wonder

Ivy is an often maligned and misunderstood plant, but one which has incredible benefits for butterflies, moths, bees and ...

26th October 23

Autumn Ideas For Your Wild Space

As autumn arrives, they are still several species of butterfly and moth to be seen in our Wild Spaces.

3rd October 23

Wild Spaces In Urban Places

Big City Butterflies, made possible thanks to players of the National Lottery, is inspiring people across London to ...

15th September 23

Making The Most Of Small Spaces

If I ever wonder whether my small efforts to help insects in my garden are worth it, all I need to do is have a look and ...

8th August 23

Urban Wild Spaces

Wild Spaces is Butterfly Conservation’s flagship engagement programme, set up to help people from diverse communities ...

8th August 23

Feeling Good In Your Wild Space!

The evidence that connecting to nature is good for you is increasingly compelling. Many recent studies have shown the ...

8th August 23

Spring Has Sprung

At last the weather seems to have turned and spring has sprung in all its glory. It is a busy time in the more than ...

8th August 23

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