Continuing on in my quest for a wildlife friendly garden, today I am building a hibernaculum which is a series of underground chambers for amphibians to use throughout the winter to protect themselves from the cold, and a safe space for them to hibernate. It might also attract solitary bees, plus other insects, which would be lovely.
I believe we should all try to encourage birds, mammals and insects to visit and live in our gardens. This can help to look after local wildlife, keep valuable green spaces thriving and control garden pests by encouraging natural predators. From large gardens to window boxes, all homes can be made more wildlife friendly.
Building a hibernaculum needn’t cost any money. Mine was made with things I already had, and I collected all the wooden twigs and sticks from my local bridlepath. My only outlay was around £20 for the little wooden bridges I bought to cover over the 3 entrances (made from soil pipe) and these were bought from Amazon UK … here is the link:
Trixie Natural Living Brücke, 28... www.amazon.co....
I also mentioned in this video the treatment I used for the mosquito larvae in my pond, and here is the link for that:
The Mosquito Company, Mosquito... www.amazon.co....
I hope you enjoy this video and that it inspires you to think about creating a wildlife friendly garden yourself.
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Have fun in your gardens!
Janette, The Enthusiastic Gardener
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Today’s music is available from the RU-vid Studio Music Audio Library:
“The Centre Isn’t Holding” by National Sweetheart.
29 окт 2024
