Garden Make Overs!
Working with the Devon Wildlife Trust ‘Wildlife Friendly Garden’ scheme is a brilliant way to bring our green agenda to life in a very practical, visible way,” said Richard White, Managing Director of South West Care Homes. “From upcycled bird baths made from cable reels to bug hotels built from materials already in the garden, these simple projects help us boost biodiversity while giving residents something meaningful to be involved in. It’s sustainable, it’s creative, and it makes our gardens better places for people and for wildlife.”
Across our South West Care Homes gardens, we’re proudly working in line with the Devon Wildlife Trust “Wildlife Friendly Garden” scheme, making small, thoughtful changes that create real benefits for local nature. It’s all about turning our outdoor spaces into places where wildlife can feed, shelter, and thrive, while residents enjoy the colour, movement and gentle soundtrack of the natural world.
We’ve already seen some wonderfully creative ideas take shape, including bird baths upcycled from old cable reels, and bug hotels made using materials we’ve cleared from the gardens themselves. Alongside this, we’re adding bee homes and bird boxes to encourage pollinators and visiting birds to make themselves at home.
It’s a simple, practical way to boost biodiversity, reduce waste by reusing what we already have, and bring our green agenda to life, one garden project at a time.
