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Garden Birds

Over recent years, numbers of our once-common garden birds have dropped dramatically in the wake of increased development, intensification of farming, and habitat loss - by up to 71% for some birds.

Can you spot Britain's top ten garden birds in your garden? Find out how to identify common garden birds and how you can attract birds to your garden.

Learn how you can help and how to identify different birds below.
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Garden bumblebee

Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…

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Garden warbler

A plain-looking warbler, the garden warbler is a summer visitor to the UK. It is a shy bird and is most likely to be heard, rather than seen, in woodland and scrub habitats.

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Garden spider

Have you ever stopped to look at the shape of a spider web? Garden spiders spin a spiral shaped web, perfect for catching lots of juicy prey!

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An extraordinary but ordinary garden

In the heart of mid Suffolk, a thoughtful approach by Kate and Dave have led to years of pleasure watching the wildlife respond to subtle changes they have made to their garden. An example for all…

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Garden hedges for wildlife

Cathy Smith explores planting garden hedges.

Hedges, both urban and rural, can provide a plentiful larder for wildlife. The UK Biodiversity Group have shown that across Britain 600 species…

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Composting in your garden

Building a compost heap is an easy way to really bring your garden to life. By simply recycling garden debris and kitchen scraps you can encourage a whole host of creatures to visit while also reducing landfill, reducing pollution, protecting peat bogs and saving money.
My Wild Life

My garden

Nicolas is a farmer who loves wildlife. Through his passion he has grown a successful bird seed business, and in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts has helped to raise £1 million for…

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Feeding garden birds

Many people like to supplement their garden birds' diet with extra food – especially in the winter. This can be a real life-saver in harsh weather and what benefits the birds also benefits us, by the addition of beautiful wild creatures and hours of entertainment.
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Garden tiger moth

The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…

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Black garden ant

The black garden ant is the familiar and abundant small ant that lives in gardens, but also turns up indoors searching for sugary food. In summer, winged adults, or 'flying ants', swarm…