Helping wildlife in the wild

IF YOU WANT TO HELP WILDLIFE IN GENERAL, EATING ORGANIC FOOD IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS. 

eat as much organic food as you can - its getting cheaper and many supermarkets have organic vegetables and fruit as standard now. look for the labels. organic farms have more than twice as much wildlife as 'normal' (chemical) farms. 

Chemical use within our homes and gardens, including those we use to wash our clothes and our selves is killing a lot of wildlife. Using insect - killing poisons in our gardens and kitchen and paints and soaps to clean our house and our cars are all contributing to the death of wild spaces as these toxins leach out into nature. it sounds crazy. but simple limiting all chemical use to as little as possible will help nature more than you realise. It will aos almost certainly reduce your risk of cancer, allergies and other diseases. animals are very sesnitive to chemicals, especially delicate frogs and toads, with their permeable skin, and insects with the complex systems of commuinacting using smells.

If you have a cat this is even more reason to grow wild plants in your garden to provide birds with protection. Even if your cat kills some of the fledglings,  it is still better that the has somewhere to nest. There is nowhere on this planet that is free of predators. Nowhere birds can nest free of the influence of owned and feral (wild living) cats. So go ahead and put up feeders and nest boxes. Grow as many thorny rose bushes and trees like hawthron and spindle berry and nurture or set aside wild areas with brambles (blackberries). Feed the birds with shop-bought products, but even more importantly, grow native wild plants as these will feed the wildlife on the foods they have eaten for millions of years.  

Please feel free to contact us if you feel able to establish an event to support our charity. If we are slow to respond please do be persistent, we are extremely busy always helping wildlife.