FIVE WILDLIFE WONDERS

1 SORBUS ‘JOSEPH ROCK’

Birds love the bunches of pale yellow berries, above, that dangle from the branches of this mountain ash tree in autumn.

2 BUDDLEIA ‘BUZZ MAGENTA’

Growing to only about 4ft, this dwarf form of buddleia has large, purple-red flowers in summer that are loved by butterflies.

3 BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS

Dragonfly larvae will scale the stems of this tall, aquatic perennial before the insect emerges, dries its wings in the sun and flies off.

4 HEDERA ‘ADAM’

The foliage of this ivy provides a place for birds to build nests and insects to shelter, while its flowers are a source of nectar for butterflies

5 LAVATERA X CLEMENTII ‘BARNSLEY’

This cracking mallow grows to about 6ft and has 3inwide, red-eyed white flowers that are a magnet to bees.