Towns and gardens
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
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Tea, cake and WILDER Open Gardens to raise funds for Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Is your garden full of wildlife? Have you done anything special to give wildlife a helping hand?
Find out how to host a Wilder Open Garden.
Get your pack today.
Is your garden full of wildlife? Have you done anything special to give wildlife a helping hand?
Find out how to host a Wilder Open Garden.
Get your pack today.
Wilder Gardens Resources
Tea, cake and WILDER Open Gardens to raise funds for Somerset Wildlife Trust. Find out how to host a Wilder Open Garden. Get your pack today.
Wilder Open Gardens
Do you give nature a helping hand in your garden? Or perhaps your garden hosts a sea of snowdrops or a blanket of bluebells? No matter how large or small your outdoor space is, Somerset Wildlife Trust want YOU to open your Wilder Garden, to inspire your friends, family and neighbours to make their own spaces more wildlife friendly too. And, if you were to include a little tea and cake, you could raise vital funds for wildlife at the same time.
Get your pack today!
Get your pack today!
Wilder Gardens - Thank you
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How to make a gravel garden for wildlife
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Wilder Open Gardens list
Across Somerset, people are celebrating what they’re doing to help nature recover – and what better way to do it than with tea and cake. Find a Wilder Open Garden below, learn from others, and help put nature on the path to recovery in your own patch.
Wilder Open Gardens map
Celebrating Somerset’s wilder places whilst raising vital funds for wildlife. Find out more...
How to start a wildlife garden from scratch
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.