NATURE

Wildlife at The Hermitage

A small urban garden can hold an extraordinary variety of life when it offers water, shelter, food and room to grow.

Woodland and garden plants provide seasonal colour, cover and food.

The water areas create habitat very different from the surrounding woodland.

The mature canopy and dense planting provide opportunities for feeding and shelter.

Help us record what lives here.

One aim for the new chapter of The Hermitage is to build a better picture of its biodiversity.

If you photograph or identify a plant, bird, insect, amphibian or other species in the garden, your observation could help build that record.