Wildlife video: How to make your garden a home for birds, bees and butterflies.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
9:25 AM
Want to attract more wildlife into your garden?
Jimmy Doherty, farmer, wildlife expert and TV presenter is fronting a campaign to encourage gardeners to make at least ten per cent of their gardens into homes for wildlife.
There are around a million acres of gardens in the UK, so if everyone took up the challenge that would be 100,000 acres of new space for wildlife to prosper.
In the following video Doherty explains the ten per cent challenge and shares his top ten tips for attracting more birds, bees and butterflies to your garden:
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