This is especially true in the vegetable garden. But the aids to this goal need not be plastic or naff. Gathered here is our carefully chosen selection of wasp catchers, bird houses, bug and hedgehog homes plus an array of accessories to go with them. We draw the line at helping squirrels though.
Sections:
Bees & Bugs
Birds
Natural Pest Control
£28.95
£28.95
Three compartments are each designed to provide the best of overnight accommodation by lacewings, ladybirds, pollinating bees and other friendly creepy crawlies.
£29.95
£29.95
This attractive hanging bird table features intricate woodwork with a distressed greenish cream finish and a verdigris copper roof. Made in UK from FSC wood
£19.95
£19.95
Solitary bees are non aggressive to children and pets, and are vital pollinators for garden fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs. Hang the bee log in a corner of the garden to provide a natural habitat for pollinating bee. FSC approved wood
£12.00
£12.00
Simply put an apple on the spike! Alternatively try a fat ball.
Made of metal with rusty, rustic finish.
The bird feeder is now supplied with a detachable metal chain (length 34cm) which can be used to hang the shaker feeder. Or alternatively the feeder can be hung from a tree branch using sturdy twine as shown here.
£19.95
£19.95
Made from glazed terracotta, the frogitat is a cool, smooth hiding hole for all types of garden amphibians. By encouraging frogs and toads in the garden, they help keep your slugs and snails at bay, allowing hostas and tender young seedlings and vegetables to grow and flourish.
£21.95
£21.95
This bird waterer or bird feeder is made of cast iron, so when outside it will weather and over time return to a rust aged finish. If you wish to preserve the lead grey finish, then it will require a regular coat of matt varnish or sealer. Made of cast iron.
£24.95
£24.95
Although UK bats are a protected species, bat numbers have decreased dramatically due to the decrease of natural habitats such as hedgerows, woodlands and ponds.
As all bats in the UK eat insects, they are a great form of natural pest control.
Many bat species roost in buildings and are therefore vunerable to building work or demolition.
You can help to encourage bats by putting up bat boxes or roosts. Bats use different roosts at different times of the year but will return to the same roost annually. Bats do not bring bedding or make nests in their roosts but simply hang upside down. In summer, the roosts are used for female bats to have their babies (maternity roosts). In winter, bats hibernate and will look for some where cool and quiet.
The bat box may be positioned 2.5-5 metres high on a building or a mature tree, more detailed instructions are included.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE ON NEXT DAY DELIVERY - LEAD TIME = 2 WEEKS
£8.95
£8.95
Just add sweet liquid at the top to attract unwanted pests and hang near to where you are sitting or dining. Wasps fly in through the hole in the base, but then cannot get out. Cunning and effective NB Please don’t hang near your vegetable patch though, as Wasps do play a role at keeping pests such as aphids at bay.
£22.95
£22.95
This ceramic teapot nester can be easily fitted on to a wall or fence.
Suitable for robins and wagtails.
As with all nesting boxes site between 2 and 5 metres above ground out of reach of predators. Ideally face between the northeast and southeast to avoid facing the sun and westerly winds.
Frost resistant.
Comes with pre-drilled holes for easy fixing either with a screws (washers provided) or wire (if fixing to a tree).
As seen in the Sunday Telegraph November 2011 and Evening Standard December 2011.
£49.95 £39.95
£49.95 £39.95
Wall mounted wooden bird table with verdigris copper roof. Supplied with wall bracket.
size of finial: 4cm x 4cm x 6cm
size of the main bird table itself excluding the finial: 27.5cm x 27.5cm x 36cm
size of the wall bracket/post: 7cm x 20cm x 22cm
FSC approved wood.
£32.95
£32.95
The hogitat provides a more rustic home for hedgehogs. Made with a wire frame, covered in sturdy spikes, the hogitat blends easily into the undergrowth. Use the bowl to give the hedgehog a fresh supply of water in the summer months. The excellent laminated multi page double sided field guide has great information about how to protect our native hedgehogs.
£19.95
£19.95
Ceramic birdbath with traditional blue glazed Chinese pattern. This bird bath is not only very pretty it is functional too. Bird baths will provide them with somewhere to bathe, keep their feathers clean, as well as providing them with a source of water. Place on a garden table or patio wall.
The bird on this bath is detachable to ensure it gets to you safely and is designed to sit inside a hole on the rim located using a peg in the base of the bird. Due to the manufacturing processes involved, this is not designed to be a tight fit.