Bird, Bee & Bug Houses

Bird, Bee & Bug Houses shows children how to support garden wildlife by making sustainable bird, bee and bug houses, as well as how to create habitats through small, achievable projects.

Perfect for young naturalists, this beautifully illustrated, accessible book is packed with practical activities and information about the wildlife found in our gardens and beyond. The content is designed to inspire a curiosity encourages children to have a go and do their bit in supporting and protecting creatures both big and small. From building nest boxes and beetle banks to bee homes and butterfly feeders, children will also learn why supporting our backyard creatures is so important to the success of local ecosystems and the biodiversity of the world. Each project includes easy-to-follow illustrated step-by-step instructions along with detailed material and tool lists.

Activities include: Mini Wildlife Garden, Bug Hotel, Beetle Bank, Bat House, Nest Boxes, Bird and Butterfly Feeders and more.

- Introduction   6
- Homes and habitats   8
- Make a bird box   10
- Owl homes   14
- Awesome owls   16
- Bird architects   18
- Build a bird bath   20
- No-bake bird cake   22
- Make a butterfly garden   24
- Beautiful butterflies   26
- Build a bat house   28
- Fantastic bats   30
- Make a bee home   32
- Inside the hive   34
- Build a bug hotel   34
- Build a beetle bank   38
- Termite towers   40
- Make a mini pond   42
- Amazing amphibians   44
- Pond dipping   46
- Make a mini meadow   48
- Become a wildlife detective   50
- Glossary   52
- Useful conservation websites   54