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Help wildlife in the hot weather

Lend a helping hand to wildlife in hot weather. Keep your watering stations topped up with water, and let some of your garden grow wild to provide shade for animals.

More ways you can help wildlife

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How to clean nestboxes and bird feeders

Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is…

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Change your energy use

Energy used in buildings accounted for around 20% of total UK emissions in 2022. Reducing your household energy use by switching to a…

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Contact your MP or MS

By writing to your MP/MS or meeting them in person, you can help them to understand more about a local nature issue you care…

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