Help Wildlife in Colder Weather

See below for tips to help wildlife!

Leave areas of garden undisturbed, with leaf litter, log piles, and long grass where animals can shelter.
Avoid cutting back flowering plants and hedgerows late in autumn so birds and mammals can access seeds and berries.
Put out food and fresh water for birds, hedgehogs and small mammals. Hanging feeders, ground feeding stations and shallow dishes work well.
Make DIY shelters like hedgehog houses, log piles and bird boxes for small animals to nest and hibernate in. Ensure they are frost-free.
Look out for amphibians like frogs and toads and provide damp areas for them to shelter in like compost heaps. Avoid disturbing their hiding spots.
Cover pools, ponds and water butts so animals don’t fall in and struggle to escape. Create ramps so they can climb out.
Drive carefully at dusk and dawn when wildlife is most active crossing roads from one habitat to another.
Keep dogs and cats under control and don’t let them disturb, injure or kill wildlife.
Report injured, trapped or mistreated animals to the RSPCA for help immediately.
Join wildlife surveys like the RSPB’s Garden Birdwatch to monitor native species over winter.