Challenge 39: Protect your garden wildlife

Points available: 3

About the challenge

Garden for wildlife by not using harmful slug pellets and weedkillers, which can very quickly get into the foodchain and kill wild animals.
If you enjoy watching animals in the garden learn to live with caterpillars and aphids and see them as free food for the birds and ladybirds. Grow a mixture of  plants to make your garden more resilient to attack by pests.
Encourage natural predators like hedgehogs and frogs, and enjoy watching your wildlife.

Helpful tips

The Wildlife Trusts have got some great advice to help you get started

There's lots of tip and ideas for how to go chemical free

More information

By not using chemicals it will also make your garden safer for your family and your pets and better for wildlife