Gardening for Wildlife
Best Garden/Allotment for Wildlife Category
Loddiswell Show
Why not start preparing now for the 2025 competition
.We are pleased to be supporting the Best Garden / Allotment for Wildlife category at the Loddiswell Show.
There is a trophy for the winning entry and prizes for the top three entries.
We look forward to seeing all the entries no matter how big or small!
How to Make your Garden Wildlife Friendly
On this page there will be advice on what you can do to encourage wildlife to your garden
Our Gardening for Wildlife booklet is available for download with the link below.
Wildlife Garden/Allotment Criteria
Below is a list of features the judge would hope to see - you don't need to have everything
on the list as it's not always practically possible, but the more you can tick off the better.
Wild patch (unmown grass, nettles/"weeds" allowed to grow)
Wildflowers
Herbs
Bug Hotel
Wildlife friendly veg patch (no-dig)
Pond
Shallow water dish at ground level
Bucket or container pond
Compost Heap
Wildlife shelters - log pile, leaf pile, rock or stone pile
Animal or reptile hibernaculum
Native mature tree
Bog garden
Companion planting
Nest boxes
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Bird Feeders
Plants useful to birds: seeds, berries
Hedgehog house
Hedgehog feed station
Hedgehog highway to neighbouring gardens
Bat box
Wormery
No pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, slug pellets or netting used.
Early spring, summer, autumn and winter flowering plants
Night scented flowers
Native trees or hedge planted
Peat free compost used
No dig gardening
Drought resistant plants
Water butt
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Innovative use for an old Doll's House! (Sally Jelffs at the Chilli Farm)
