SMALL WAYS TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

Know your butterflies

Get to know your moths and butterflies by signing up to Butterfly Conservation’s online ID courses, www. butterfly-conservation.org.

Plant snowdrops

Plant snowdrops ‘in the green’ to provide early winter forage for bees. See www.ashwoodnurseries.com for a large selection.

Trim hedges

Get straggly hedges neatened up now because there won’t be much opportunity once spring comes due to the nesting season starting.

Build a nestbox

Why not make your own nest box out of wooden offcuts, and make sure to leave the roof detachable for cleaning. Leave the wood natural.