Tag: Wild Makes

With Spring on its way, it's time to think about our butterflies and ways that we can help them thrive. One of the most fun ways to cater for our butterflies, and bees, is to create a upcycled drinker using items we otherwise would throw away! Let's begin! Step 1: Draw your design onto a … Continue reading DIY: Butterfly Drinker

We look at adding homes to our garden for a variety of species such as Hedgehogs and Birds, but we often forget about the species that need homes that perhaps need a bit of a speciality space created for them. Let's focus on reptiles, amphibians and small mammals and lets build them a hibernaculum in … Continue reading DIY: Hibernaculum

Here is a really fun and easy family activity for you to have a go at! These are super easy to do, easy to make as a class or in your nature club and you can even customise them! Here we go! Add some seeds to either lard or vegetable fat – we’ve used soft … Continue reading DIY: Fat Cakes

Ever thought about building your own nest box, or want a box with a specific hole size for a species in your garden? Look no further than this simply guide to creating and building your own garden nest box. To begin, you will need: Tape measure and Pencil Wooden plank from a sustainable source (we … Continue reading DIY: Nest Box

We all would absolutely love to have a garden pond filled to the brim with aquatic plants and creatures that thrive in a space we created. But ultimately, it’s hard to create a pond but we still want to provide a space for aquatic nature to thrive – and that is where micro-ponds come in! … Continue reading DIY: Micro Pond