Bee friendly allotments
Simple actions to turn your patch into a pollinator paradise!
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Bringing back bees
Discover bee friendly flowers and other ways to help bees in your garden.
Summer wildlife
What to see and where to go for top summer wildlife experiences in Surrey.
How wildlife friendly is your garden?
Surrey Wildlife Trust can help you turn your patch into a mini nature reserve
Summer Migrating Birds
August is the perfect time to learn about and witness the summer migration of various birds.
Common carder bee
The common carder bee is a fluffy, gingery bumble bee that can often be found in gardens and woods, and on farmland and heaths. It is a social bee, nesting in cavities, old birds' nests and…
How to make a bee hotel
Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener’s friend. Help them by building a bee hotel for your home or garden and watch them buzz happily about their business.
Plants for pollinators
Wildlife friendly plants for your garden.
How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden
Learn about companion planting, friendly pest control, organic repellents and how wildlife and growing vegetables can go hand in hand.
The best wildlife friendly gardens in Surrey
Surrey Wildlife Trust’s annual Wildlife Garden of the Year Awards announced
Shrill carder bee
The shrill carder bee can be spotted flying quickly around flowers in unimproved pastures. The queens produce a loud, high-pitched buzz, hence the name. It is declining rapidly and is restricted…
Put your garden to the test!
Our two-minute survey can score your garden and offer ideas to make it even better for wildlife, but why is this so important?