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How to make a bee hotel

How to grow a vegetable garden for wildlife

How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden

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How to build a bat box

hedgehog highway

How to create a hedgehog hole

new build

How to make a new build garden for wildlife

hedgehog home

How to build a hedgehog home

How to leave a wild patch in your lawn

How to grow a wild patch

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How to create a container garden for wildlife

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How to attract bumblebees to your garden

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How to attract butterflies to your garden

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How to create a vertical garden

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How to plant a tree

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How to create a herb garden for wildlife

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Plant flowers for bees and pollinators

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How to conserve water

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How to use less plastic

Build a pond

How to build a pond

bush for nesting

How to provide bushes for nesting birds

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How to make your garden a chemical-free zone

bird box

How to build a nesting box for birds

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How to compost your waste

gravel garden

How to make a gravel garden for wildlife

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How to go peat free in your garden

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How to make a hedge for wildlife

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How to attract moths and bats to your garden

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How to make a seed bomb

How to make a bug mansion

How to build a bug mansion

Drystone wall

How to build a mini stone wall

woodland edge

How to make a woodland edge garden for wildlife

How to make a bog garden

How to make a bog garden

How to make a shrub garden for wildlife

How to make a shrub garden for wildlife

How to do companion planting

How to do companion planting

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How to take part in a citizen survey

litter

Pick up litter

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Watch what you wash away

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How to cut out palm oil – not trees

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How to help wildlife at school

How to make a costal garden

How to make a coastal garden

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