Wilder Gardens Resources

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Wilder Open Gardens

Resources

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Your Wilder Open Garden Resources

Thanks for your interest in hosting a Wilder Open Garden! 

Whether you're planning a small get together with friends and family, or extending the invite to your neighbours and local community, you'll find some helpful tips, advice and ideas in our Wilder Open Gardens Fundraising Pack to make your day a big success. 

 

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Guests enjoying tea and cake on the lawn

Spreading the word

Download your template resources to help you let everyone know about your Wilder Open Garden.

Poster template    Invitation template 

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Use our template "Thank you poster" to let everyone know how much you raised afterwards:

Thank you poster

Children posing in their wildlife masks that they've coloured in themselves

For children

If you're expecting children to be present at your Wilder Open Garden, you may wish to print out some of our wildlife masks for youngsters to cut out and colour in:

Frog mask  Butterfly mask  Badger mask 

 Owl mask  Kingfisher mask  

bird box on oak tree

Build a home for wildlife

Do you know anyone handy with a hammer? Would they consider making a few bird boxes, bat boxes and insect hotels? Or how about a hedgehog home?

Download your step by step instructions for making all sorts of homes for nature to sell at your Wilder Open Garden to raise even more funds. 

Build a home for wildlife

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Garden bumblebee by Chris Gomersall/2020VISION

Wildlife gardening tips

Browse our wealth of tips, ideas and how to guides for improving your outdoor space for wildlife.

Wildlife gardening

Thinking about hosting a Wilder Open Garden?

If you'd like to take part in Wilder Open Gardens, even if you're not sure on the date yet, we'd love to know.

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