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one-day
course
wildlife gardening |
Managing
your garden with wildlife in mind is an important step in improving
biodiversity both in an urban or rural situation. The layout and
choice of plants combined with careful management can make your
garden a haven for birds, spiders, butterflies and moths. A small
area of water or boggy space will encourage frogs, toads, newts
and many other species. A log pile or rotting log will allow beetles
and invertebrates to feel at home. Careful pruning, diversity of
planting and seed heads left for feeding will make birds love your
garden. Gardening for wildlife is simple to do and fulfilling all
year round.
The course
includes:
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design
and layout, height, structure and edges
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habitats,
compost heaps, water, rocks and stones, woodpiles
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planting
ideas, trees, shrubs, hedges, herbaceous and grasses
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cutting
grasses, pruning bushes and hedges, seed heads
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ecosystems,
food webs, organics
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maintenance
and aftercare, keeping your ecosystem alive
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making
what you already have more wildlife-friendly
more
on wildlife gardening
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on gardening
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| arrive: |
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around
9.30 for a 10am prompt start |
| depart: |
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after
the course finishes at 5pm |
directions: |
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click here for
directions to Hackney City Farm |
| what
to bring: |
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work
clothes; pen and notebook; packed lunch (if you're not using
the cafe) |
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us know: |
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if
you have any special needs |
price: |
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£60
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30
admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course |
| lunch: |
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bring
a packed lunch or you can get lunch at the cafe |
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the peacock
is one of our most beautiful butterflies, but you won't get it in
a too-manicured garden; there needs to be a few nettles somewhere,
which provide food for its catterpillars
if you leave
a pile of logs somewhere, it will provide habitat for beetles, millipedes
and woodlice, which will provide food for frogs and newts, which
will in turn provide food for hedgehogs
a garden
full of diversity, in terms of plant species and heights, will provide
habitats for many more species of birds and butterflies
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