Wildlife Gardening
Last updated: 27 April 2012
In a world of increasing population, development, road building and intensive agriculture, there are fewer places for wildlife to feed and breed. These fact sheets explain why it is important to encourage wildlife into a garden. They suggest how to plant and maintain gardens that will attract wildlife, which play an important part in pollination and help to keep pests under control.
- Gardening for Insects (.PDF 2.01Mb)
- Wildflower Meadow (.PDF 821Kb)
- Creating an Animal Refuge (.PDF 858Kb)
- Trellis (.PDF 1.04Mb)
- Bird Feeding (.PDF 1.07Mb)
- Bird Boxes (.PDF 814Kb)
- Compost Heaps (.PDF 660Kb)
- Mini-woodland and Log Piles (.PDF 1.26Mb)
- Ponds and Marshes (.PDF 867Kb)
PDFs are available for download and hard copies are also available from our Country Parks, Countryside Centres and certain Monuments. Further information can be obtained from:
NIEA Education Manager
Klondyke Building
Gasworks Business Park
Lower Ormeau Road
Belfast BT7 2JA
Tel: (02890) 569 270
Fax: (02890) 569 264
