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    Catcott Nature Reserve - ©Mark Robinson

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Red-tailed bumblebee on bird's foot trefoil - Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

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How to make a log shelter

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How to build a hedgehog home

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How to build a bat box

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How to create a hedgehog hole

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How to create a container garden for wildlife

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How to attract butterflies to your garden

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How to feed birds in your garden

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What to feed hedgehogs and badgers

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How to provide water for wildlife

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How to conserve water

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How to provide bushes for nesting birds

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How to make your garden a chemical-free zone

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How to build a nesting box for birds

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How to compost your waste

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How to make a gravel garden for wildlife

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How to go peat free in your garden

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How to make a hedge for wildlife

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How to attract moths and bats to your garden

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How to make a seed bomb

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How to build a bug mansion

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How to build a mini stone wall

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How to make a woodland edge garden for wildlife

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How to make a bog garden

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How to build a hibernaculum for amphibians and reptiles

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How to make a shrub garden for wildlife

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How to do companion planting

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Watch what you wash away

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How to cut out palm oil – not trees

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