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Wildlife Gardening - Create a thriving UK garden for nature
Support birds, bees, butterflies & more - The complete UK wildlife gardening guide
Created byJody Fairish
Last updated 7/2025
English
What you'll learn
- The principles of wildlife-friendly gardening
- How garden food chains work
- How to begin transforming your garden
- Insights into over 40 key garden animals
- How to build and enhance diverse garden habitats
- Woodland and shrubby habitats; Wildflower meadows in gardens; Compost piles and mulches; Garden ponds; Bog gardens; Log and stone piles; Green roofs
- Natural and artificial nesting solutions
- Bird box types and placements
- Bat nesting needs
- Creating insect and invertebrate homes
- Nesting support for amphibians, reptiles, and mammals
- Nesting cameras and observation tips
- What to grow for wildlife food
- Pollinator nutrition explained
- Best feeding practices for birds and mammals
- Plant and soil feeding essentials
- The connection between diet and evolution in wildlife
- Chemical-free garden care
- Pests and weeds—friendly vs. problematic
- Low-maintenance strategies for wildlife gardens
- Decoding Latin names and plant families
- Best plants for different garden zones
- How to match plants to conditions
- Avoiding "wildlife-poor" plants
- Monthly garden and wildlife highlights
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Course content
7 sections • 164 lectures • 19h 50m total length
Requirements
- This course is for anyone wanting to learn the foundations of wildlife gardening.
- This is NOT a course teaching general gardening skills.
- This is a UK focused course. Not everything taught will be relevant to USA or parts of EU.
- Basic gardening knowledge will be useful, but not essential.
- You do not need to own a garden.
Description
Want to see more wildlife in your garden? This all-in-one course brings together everything you need to transform any outdoor space into a buzzing, blooming wildlife haven. From birds and bees to hedgehogs and hoverflies, learn how to support over 40 common UK species using practical, easy-to-follow techniques.
You’ll discover:
• The essential principles of wildlife gardening - apply these to your garden and you'll be well on your way to supporting an array of animals
• How to create and manage diverse habitats – from ponds and wildflower meadows to log piles and green roofs
• The best nesting solutions for birds, bats, bees & invertebrates
• What to feed your garden visitors (and your plants!)
• Eco-friendly garden maintenance tips
• The best plants for biodiversity, seasonal highlights & soil types
• Learn to see your garden wildlife in a whole new way, with fascinating insights and comprehensive guides to supporting them in your garden
Whether you're a beginner gardener, an experienced green thumb, or a nature enthusiast looking to make a difference, this course will give you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to turn your garden into a true sanctuary for wildlife. No experience needed—just a love of nature and a patch of garden to work with.
Join now and start supporting wildlife in your garden, one step at a time!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in gardening in a wildlife friendly way.
- Those looking to see more birds, butterflies, bees and other wildlife in their garden.
- Gardeners in UK.
- Anyone with an interest in plants and animals.
- Anyone wanting to know more about the wildlife that visits their garden.