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Supporting Nature

Giving back to the wild

How can I give back to the place that gives to me?

Bug hotels, bee homes, hedgehog highways, nesting boxes, ponds and citizen science.

Make homes for wildlife, grow pollinator habitat, plant trees and hedges, and join citizen science surveys.

  • The ebook
  • 57 Wilding activity guides as printable PDFs
  • Templates and charts the activity guides need
Coming soon. Jay is giving this book and its activity guides a final proofread before they go on sale as downloads. Ask to be told when they're ready.

Safety first. Outdoor activities carry real risks. Each activity guide has safety notes, but you are responsible for yourself and anyone in your care. Supervise children, get permission, never eat anything you cannot identify with certainty, and only light fires where it is allowed and safe.

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The activity guides in this collection

Leave it beSupport natureDiversitySupport natureProviding food for birdsSupport natureCreating a deadwood habitatSupport nature

Support mammals

Creating a garden watering holeSupport natureMaking a hedgehog homeSupport natureMaking a bat homeSupport natureMaking a mammal tableSupport natureMammal map appSupport nature

Support birds

Making & maintaining a bird bathSupport natureWindow warningsSupport natureSharing the garden with birdsSupport natureMaintaining a bird feederSupport natureProviding nesting materialsSupport natureBuilding & positioning a blue tit nesting boxSupport natureBuilding & positioning a robin nesting boxSupport natureBuilding & positioning a swift nesting boxSupport natureMaintaining a nesting boxSupport natureMaking a dead hedgeSupport natureBTO Bird TrackSupport natureBTO Garden BirdWatchSupport natureRSPB Big Garden BirdwatchSupport natureBird countSupport nature

Support motivating species

Making a beetle bucketSupport natureMaking a leaf habitatSupport natureMaking a bug hotelSupport natureMaking a solitary bee homeSupport natureMaking a bumble bee boxSupport natureMaking a bee nestSupport natureMaking a bee scrapeSupport natureMaking a bee watering stationSupport natureMaking & gifting a ‘seed gratitude ball’Support natureMaking a log wallSupport natureMaking a hibernaculumSupport natureMaking a small wildlife pondSupport naturePlanning a butterfly & bee gardenSupport natureGathering seeds form plants & treesSupport natureWelly magicSupport natureGrowing a pollinator habitat from seedsSupport natureGrowing a pollinator habitat with plant plugsSupport natureTaking & growing cuttingsSupport natureSplitting plantsSupport natureThe big butterfly countSupport natureMaking compostSupport natureMaking a wormerySupport natureThe big bug countSupport natureThe UK ladybird surveySupport nature

Support the ecology

Growing a small tree saplingSupport naturePlanting a sapling in the groundSupport naturePlanting & maintaining a wildlife hedgerowSupport natureBioblitzSupport natureHow to do a deadwood surveySupport natureiNaturalistSupport natureCitizen scienceSupport nature

Support heritage species

Protect a treeSupport natureConserveSupport natureNature legacySupport nature

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