Natural England - Wildlife Gardening Forum
Wildlife Gardening Forum
Natural England is a leading member of the forum, which includes over 150 conservation organisations, agencies, horticultural organisations and media with an interest in wildlife gardening. Individual gardeners are welcome to join too.
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The forum’s objectives are to:
Cultivate a responsible attitude to the natural environment among gardeners and the garden industry.
Gather evidence about the benefits to people and biodiversity of wildlife gardening.
Pass on information helping people make well-informed choices about their gardening activities.
Help link people and nature through gardens, to encourage a deeper appreciation of biodiversity and sustainability.
The Forum Manifesto 
sets out the main issues for wildlife gardening we are tackling. Organisations joining are asked to sign up to the manifesto.
We have produced Bringing your Garden to Life which sets out ten simple gardening practices to make your garden alive with wildlife.
The forum has worked with Natural England to create the Big Wildlife Garden website, where you can enter your own garden details and share information with friends.
You could help in one of the forum’s working groups. These include research needs, developers and planning, human health and wellbeing, and training and education. The Plants for Bugs Project at RHS Wisley, is a forum research project looking at the importance of native and non-native garden plants for supporting biodiversity.
We hold conferences and produces newsletters about new findings, case studies and member’s work and events. Visit the how to join page if you would like to be a forum member as an individual or as an organisation. There is no charge to be a member.
