Creating a wildlife-friendly yard is not only rewarding but also beneficial ... The dense branching and leaves offer good cover for nesting birds and shelter for various insects.

producing food and increasing farmland wildlife – found good evidence that minimising bare soils, for example by growing cover crops on land over winter, had benefits for soil health and nature.

From incorporating wildlife garden ideas into your yard ... attractive areas can be raked into a neat pile in your yard, creating ground cover that will benefit both the insects and your lawn ...