Wildlife Gardening Awards

Whether you have a large garden or a small balcony, your outside space can provide a vital corridor across towns, cities and countryside for wildlife, and form part of a network of natural havens linking urban green spaces together with habitats across our three counties.

With an estimated 24 million gardens in the UK, the way we care for our outdoor space can make a BIG difference to our wildlife. The combined space of our gardens totals an area larger than the nature reserves across the UK Gardening for wildlife doesn’t need to be complicated; neither does it mean abandoning your secateurs and surrendering to a bramble invasion!

Our Wildlife Gardening Award will inspire and reward more people taking action in gardens for wildlife!

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To attract wildlife to your garden you need to provide opportunities for wildlife to get food, water and shelter. There are simple ways of inviting wildlife in. Take a look at our Wildlife Gardening content to find out more. You also need to think about how you manage your garden, to make sure it is as eco-friendly as possible! 

To be eligible for an award, your garden must meet the following criteria:

1. Wildlife-Friendly Features:
   Your garden must include at least 10 wildlife-friendly features, with a minimum of one feature from each of the following categories:
   • Food
   • Water
   • Shelter
   • Management
   • Connectivity
2. Location:
   Applications are only open to gardens located within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, or Northamptonshire.
3. Evidence:
   Clear photographic evidence of listed wildlife-friendly features must be submitted with your application.
4. Judging Process:
   All entries will be assessed by our judging team. We reserve the right to decline any application that does not fully meet the outlined criteria.
   Judges may contact applicants to request additional photographic evidence if necessary.

Please note, as we are a local Wildlife Trust we can only accept submissions associated with gardens or green spaces in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

We’d love to receive applications from different types and sizes of garden. Whether you look after a garden at your home, in a community space, school, workplace, or care home. In return you will receive a digital certificate and digital wildlife garden themed booklet with hints and tips for inspiration. You will also have the opportunity to purchase a plaque to proudly display in your wild space.

Submit your application