The Wildlife Gardening Award is being led by Devon Wildlife Trust. It is open to the public, to schools, community gardens, businesses and to anyone who has a space which they want to use to attract nature.
The scheme is free to enter. All participants need to do to get an award is to make some positive changes for wildlife on their patch.
Katie Wilkinson is Devon Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Communities Team Leader. Katie says:
“To attract wildlife to your garden you need to provide the basics of food, water and shelter. Our Wildlife Gardening Award aims to help people achieve this.
Taking part is simple: we’ve put together a list of nature-friendly things people can do at home, at school or at work. These include measures such leaving an area of your garden to grow wild, or building a log pile, or setting up a hedgehog feeding station. There are lots of choices in the list and all are designed to be inexpensive and achievable.
To get an award people need to show that they are doing at least eight of these practical things on their patch. In return we’ll reward them with one of our coveted Wildlife Garden Award plaques, which they can proudly display at home. They’ll also get a wildlife gardening booklet packed with helpful hints and tips.”