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Wild Your Garden A one stop shop, with ALL you need to create the perfect sanctuary for nature. Free professional tailored advice. YT - "Wild Your Garden With Joel Ashton"

Ponds to meadows, bog gardens to native hedges and trees, bird food to feeders and housing. With over circa 20 years’ experience in designing and implementing a wealth of wildlife gardens, ponds, meadows and hard landscaping projects, Joel Ashton has gained an outstanding reputation for not only providing incredible sanctuaries for nature, but also for his extensive knowledge and support to garden

ers worldwide on how best to care and provide for wildlife. After the launch of the “Wild Your Garden” book, and the accompanying YouTube Channel – Wild Your Garden With Joel Ashton – designed to help both experienced and new gardeners to create a sanctuary for nature, Joel identified the need for a one-stop shop, to enable gardeners to source the products and plants Joel chooses and relies on in his day-to-day designs and recommends in his book. After much planning and discussion with all of Joel’s specialist suppliers, we are thrilled to launch the Wild Your Garden website – not only a comprehensive resource for acquiring all of your wildlife garden needs in one place, but also helpful tips and advice along the way. We hope you find everything you need in the shop and helpful advice via the website, the book and the YouTube channel. However, if you ever need advice or assistance that you haven’t yet found an answer for, please don’t hesitate to contact us on [email protected] and we’ll do our utmost to help!

“Create your own sanctuary for nature”

It’s 3rd March. Which means Facebook will shortly be 97% frogspawn...But while everyone’s peering into jelly clusters, ...
03/03/2026

It’s 3rd March. Which means Facebook will shortly be 97% frogspawn...

But while everyone’s peering into jelly clusters, something just as interesting is already happening. Beneath the surface:

• Dragonfly larvae are stirring
• Newts are moving at night
• Snails are grazing
• Marginal plants are showing growth

Your pond didn’t “wake up” this week., it never really switched off.

If you’ve cleaned it recently and it looks bare - don’t panic. Early March is subtle - light is returning, life is reorganising, and if the water level has dipped in this wind? Shallow shelves dry first, and that’s often evaporation, not disaster.

And if you’re planting this spring, choose peat-free, pesticide-free pond plants. What goes in your water matters more than you might think:

https://wildyourgarden.com/product-category/wildlife-ponds/wildlife-pond-plants-joel-ashton/

28/02/2026

Please, if you can, set aside 10-15 minutes this weekend to share your feedback on the Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

Lincolnshire County Council, along with 47 other authorities covering every area of England, is required to come up with a local plan to guide nature recovery by creating bigger, better, and more joined-up habitats. It is working closely with the Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership, North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council to produce this, and the draft strategy for Greater Lincolnshire is now ready. Your thoughts on it are needed! You'll find more information, a video, maps and a short online survey for your opinions at letstalk.lincolnshire.gov.uk/gllnrs-consultation

THREE Brimstones on the wing in Derbyshire today - 25th February. The Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) is one of the very f...
25/02/2026

THREE Brimstones on the wing in Derbyshire today - 25th February.

The Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) is one of the very first butterflies to appear each year. It survives the winter as an adult, tucked away in ivy, evergreen shrubs and leaf litter, its leaf-shaped wings keeping it perfectly camouflaged. Then, on the first warm days, it emerges - glowing sulphur-yellow (males) or pale green-white (females) against still-bare hedgerows.

Have you seen one yet?

Nest Boxes Go Up NowIf you’re putting up nest boxes, now is perfect.Birds are already prospecting.They use them for shel...
23/02/2026

Nest Boxes Go Up Now

If you’re putting up nest boxes, now is perfect.

Birds are already prospecting.

They use them for shelter before laying.

Spring doesn’t begin when we think it does.

Our nest boxes are created using recycled farm twine, baler wrap and other materials that would otherwise end up in landfill. With warm FSC wood interiors and a protective outer, these boxes are built to last - in fact they help birds twice.

https://wildyourgarden.com/product-category/wildlife-products/bird-houses-wildlife-products/

Spent the afternoon putting up this box for the local pair of Kestrels. Fingers crossed they like their new apartment - ...
22/02/2026

Spent the afternoon putting up this box for the local pair of Kestrels. Fingers crossed they like their new apartment - it’s got a fine bed of gravel, is positioned out of the prevailing wind & overlooks what will be my meadow later this year…what’s not to love?! 😆

From egg to adult - is your garden ready? 🐛🐦🌿For years, “pollinator friendly” has meant nectar.But nectar feeds adults.W...
20/02/2026

From egg to adult - is your garden ready? 🐛🐦🌿

For years, “pollinator friendly” has meant nectar.

But nectar feeds adults.

What about eggs?
Larvae?
Shelter?

Wildlife doesn’t just visit gardens. It’s born there.

That’s why we’ve launched our new Habitat Lifecycle Collections - designed to support the full journey from egg to adult.

And yes - you can still feed the birds. Clean, quality suet and seed are a helpful boost when habitat is right and insects are still scarce.

Habitat first.
Feeding as support.
Lifecycle always.

If you’d like calm, practical wildlife gardening advice - not Facebook panic - our newsletter shares what actually works.

https://wildyourgarden.com/product-category/plants-climbers/lifecycle-habitats/

Starlings used to be everywhere.Noisy, clever, endlessly social - and famous for their incredible mimicry.Today, they’re...
04/02/2026

Starlings used to be everywhere.
Noisy, clever, endlessly social - and famous for their incredible mimicry.

Today, they’re on the UK Red List.
Their decline isn’t a mystery.

What’s changed isn’t them. ⬇️

It’s the spaces available to them.

Old nest spaces in buildings have been sealed. Mature trees have gone. And in modern landscapes, starlings are often forced to use whatever materials they can find - including plastic fibres and baler twine - to build nests.

What’s changed isn’t them. It’s the spaces available to them.

Providing safe nesting sites - and removing hazardous waste where we can - is one practical way to help.

The nest boxes shown below are designed specifically for starlings, with the right entrance size and a natural wooden nesting chamber inside. They’re made using reclaimed farm plastics on the outside, turning waste into something that supports life instead.

These boxes aren't about decoration, they're about giving a remarkable bird a fighting chance:

https://wildyourgarden.com/product/eco-starling-nest-box-durable-nest-site-for-declining-uk-starlings-recycled-materials/

You don’t need a bug hotel.You just need one good place - at the right time. The time is now. ⬇️These bee bricks aren’t...
04/02/2026

You don’t need a bug hotel.
You just need one good place - at the right time. The time is now. ⬇️

These bee bricks aren’t just smart - and that matters.

🐝 Different colours help returning bees visually orientate to their nest
🧱 They blend naturally into walls, towers and dry-stone builds
🌿 No plastic. No bolt-on look. Just part of the garden

And timing matters too.

In the UK:
• Late Feb-March: earliest mason bees emerge in mild years
• March-April: peak take-up of new nesting sites
• April-June: main nesting season

If people only add bee bricks once bees are already flying, they’re often too late - the best spots are already claimed. With these bricks you are offering lifeboats before the storm breaks.

Install now. Let them be ready. Full details on these specialist bricks here:

https://wildyourgarden.com/product/bee-brick-2/

Because even if the bees are asleep, your garden shouldn’t be.

🌱 One small thing (or nothing at all)If your garden feels a bit quiet right now, that’s completely normal.Below the surf...
01/02/2026

🌱 One small thing (or nothing at all)

If your garden feels a bit quiet right now, that’s completely normal.

Below the surface, things are still happening - roots are growing, soil life is working, and plants are storing energy for what comes next.

You don’t need to tidy, dig, or improve anything today. Often, the kindest thing you can do for wildlife is to leave things exactly as they are.

If you feel like sharing, what have you noticed in your garden this week - even if it’s just a feeling rather than something you can see?

We read every comment, even if we can’t reply to them all immediately 💚

🌿 This week in a wild gardenAt this time of year, things can feel very quiet.Ponds may look still.Plants aren’t doing mu...
30/01/2026

🌿 This week in a wild garden

At this time of year, things can feel very quiet.

Ponds may look still.
Plants aren’t doing much.
Birds seem to come and go.

That pause isn’t a problem - it’s part of the rhythm of the season.
Nothing needs fixing. Nothing needs rushing.

If you feel like sharing, we’d love to hear:
what have you noticed in your garden this week - or is there anything that’s been quietly worrying you?

We read every comment, even if we can’t reply to them all immediately 💚

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