If you have noticed fewer bees, butterflies, worms, hedgehogs, spiders, insects and birds in your garden, then you are not alone. Where once our green and pleasant land was awash with wildlife enjoying the rich meadows, ancient forests and bustling cottage gardens, our countryside has changed, immeasurably, since the 1970s and around half our UK species of flora and fauna are now in sharp decline. In Oxfordshire and Berkshire alone, over 64 varieties of wildflower have disappeared from our chalky, hilly landscapes in what seems like no time at all.

With help from local wildlife gardening experts, GGEO has developed a guide of 5 simple steps to start attracting more wildlife into your garden and help increase biodiversity and reverse some of the downward trajectories of many of our once abundant species.

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