• Hanging Ladybird House– Featuring a hinged door, this allows easy access to the central chamber, which means it is ideal for releasing our live ladybirds into i.e. tip ladybirds in. Featuring a central chamber, it will provide shelter for ladybirds PLUS lacewings and even butterflies may use it as well. The Ladybird Barn is designed to be wall-mounted, so position on a wall, tree or fence amongst climbing plants, which are affected by aphids. Height 22cm x Width 12cm x Depth 16cm.
• Ladybird Feeders – Use these bamboo Ladybird Feeders and Food to attract and keep ladybirds in your garden. Supplied as a pack of 2 with a sachet of food, simply mix the powdered food with a drop of water to form a paste and smear on the inside of the feeders. Suspend each feeder approx 1m above the ground in areas where ladybird hibernate. Perfect for offering food to hungry ladybirds emerging from hibernation or for offering food later in the year when food is becoming scarce.
• 1 Sachet of Ladybird Food and Attractant – Mix this powdered Ladybird Food and Attractant with a drop of water and use in the garden or in one of our ladybird houses to encourage ladybirds to stay in your garden giving you free pest control.
• Ladybird Field Guide – Did you know there are 26 species of ladybirds in this country? This attractive laminated field guide has pictures and descriptions of them all to help you identify the ones in your garden.
• Butterfly, Bee and Bug Wildflower Seed Mixture 3 sqm – This Butterfly, Bee and Bug Wildflower Seed Mixture contain seeds from UK native wild flowers that have been specially chosen as they have been shown to attract butterflies, bees and bugs. This seed mix also contains a soil conditioner and mycorrhizal fungi designed to maximise the chances of good germination and strong early growth.
• Wool Planting Roll – Content are wrapped in a Wool Planting Roll – Made from 100% BRITISH sheep’s wool, it can be used as a mulch that will deters slugs and snails BUT it can also be used to suppress weeds, line hanging baskets, as capillary matting and as an insulating blanket to protect pots from cold weather / frost. Birds also love it to make their nests out of it.

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• Hanging Ladybird House– Featuring a hinged door, this allows easy access to the central chamber, which means it is ideal for releasing our live ladybirds into i.e. tip ladybirds in. Featuring a central chamber, it will provide shelter for ladybirds PLUS lacewings and even butterflies may use it as well. The Hanging Ladybird House is designed to be wall-mounted, so position on a wall, tree or fence amongst climbing plants, which are affected by aphids. Height 242cm x Width 13cm x Depth 16cm.
• Twin pack of Ladybird Feeders– Use these bamboo Ladybird Feeders and Food to attract and keep ladybirds in your garden. Supplied as a pack of 2 with a sachet of food, they are perfect for offering food to hungry ladybirds emerging from hibernation or for offering food later in the year when food is becoming scarce.
• Ladybird Field Guide – Did you know there are 26 species of ladybirds in this country? This attractive laminated field guide has pictures and descriptions of them all to help you identify the ones in your garden.
• Wool Planting Roll – Content are wrapped in a Wool Planting Roll – Made from 100% BRITISH sheep’s wool, it can be used as a mulch that will deters slugs and snails BUT it can also be used to suppress weeds, line hanging baskets, as capillary matting and as an insulating blanket to protect pots from cold weather / frost. Birds also love it to make their nests out of.

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This NEW Solitary Bee Reed House an attractive, wall-mountable wooden bee house that holds removable natural reed nesting tubes, that will attract mason / solitary bees into your garden and encourage them to return each year. Solitary bees love to nest in natural, hollow reeds, so this open-ended, wall mountable Solitary Bee Reed House is designed to house a bundle of dry reeds, which the bees can access from both ends. Each bundle contains approx 100 x dry reeds approx 18cm long. Designed to attract non-swarming solitary bees like Mason Bees, Leafcutter Bees and other solitary bees, these friendly bees are safe around children and pets and almost never sting, but are effective plant pollinators. Height x 14cm width x 20cm depth x 15cm. 

The dry reeds included with the Solitary Bee Reed House naturally provide a range of hole sizes that will attract a range of non-swarming bees solitary bees like the Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) is active in the garden from March to July and is responsible for pollinating top fruit and soft fruit. The Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens) is active in the garden from late April to late July and is an effective pollinator of summer flowers, herbs and vegetables. Solitary bees then lay their eggs inside the hollow reeds and seal them with mud or chewed up vegetation, so it is easy to tell if it is being used. The following year the adults AND their offspring will use the same nest again building up the numbers of solitary bees visiting your garden each year. Site the solitary beehive on a fence. wall or on a post 1-1.5 metres high, in a sheltered site which catches the morning sun and near scented plants. A mud supply is useful, but not essential. Height x 14cm width x 20cm depth x 15cm. 

• Site in a sunny position facing between south south east to catch some morning sun. Mounting height between ground level and 1.5m.
• No chemical treatments needed as the habitat is painted with water based paint.

Special Offer – Add an EXTRA bundle of Nesting Reeds for £10.00 saving £4.99 off the combined price

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The DIY Solitary Bee Hotel contains 24 solitary bee tubes that are the right size to attract non-swarming bees like the Red Mason Bee, Leafcutter Bee and other solitary bees. These friendly bees are safe around children and pets (they rarely sting) and are naturally attracted to holes in wood – holes which are becoming harder to find in modern gardens. The Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) is active in the garden from March to July and is responsible for pollinating top fruit and soft fruit. The Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens) is active in the garden from late April to late Julyand is an effective pollinator of summer flowers, herbs and vegetables.

Solitary bees then lay their eggs inside the holes and seal them with mud or chewed up vegetation, so it is easy to tell if it is being used. The following year the adults AND their offspring will use the same nest again building up the numbers of solitary bees visiting your garden each year. Site the solitary beehive 1-1.5 metres high, in a sheltered site which catches the morning sun and near scented plants. A mud supply is useful, but not essential.

• Site in a sunny position facing between south south east to catch some morning sun. Mounting height between ground level and 1.5m.
• No tools required, made from sustainable timber and is buildable in around 20 mins.
• Nesting tubes may be inspected after bee activity has ceased i.e. in the Autumn/Winter.

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• Site in a sunny position facing between south and south east to catch some morning sun. Mounting height between ground level and 1.5m.
• No chemical treatments needed as the habitat is made from durable timber.
• Tubes may be inspected after bee activity has ceased i.e. in the Autumn/Winter.

Special Offer – Buy Solitary Bee Cocoons at the same time ready for releasing and save £2.50 off the combined price – discount applied in the shopping basket.

Use Solitary Bee Cocoons to boost the number of solitary bees in your garden.  These UK bred solitary bees are supplied as cocoons and can either be added to the release chamber in the top of our Solitary Bee Houses or buy them “loose” with a cardboard release box. Each cocoon contains a Red Mason Bee that is normally active in the garden from March to July pollinating top fruit and soft fruit. These cocoons have been bred for us in the UK and refrigerated to keep them in top condition over the winter. Available between the end of Feb and May (dependent on stock – order early to avoid disappointment), once they arrive they will hatch within 2-3 weeks once the weather is warm enough – they need a daytime temp of 13c. Ideally release them next to a bee house to encourage them to nest again in your garden. Available as :-

• Loose with a release box – Supplied in a cardboard release box, simply push out the pre-cut holes and position the box in a sheltered place (it is NOT weatherproof and will need protection from the rain) next to where you want them to nest.
• Add them to a Solitary Bee House – Featuring cardboard nesting tubes, our Solitary Bee Houses are designed to attract solitary bees but more importantly, some of them have release chambers in their roofs, so you can easily allow your cocoons to hatch / emerge. 

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The dry reeds included with the Solitary Bee Reed House naturally provide a range of hole sizes that will attract a range of non-swarming bees solitary bees like the Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) is active in the garden from March to July and is responsible for pollinating top fruit and soft fruit. The Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens) is active in the garden from late April to late July and is an effective pollinator of summer flowers, herbs and vegetables. Solitary bees then lay their eggs inside the hollow reeds and seal them with mud or chewed up vegetation, so it is easy to tell if it is being used. The following year the adults AND their offspring will use the same nest again building up the numbers of solitary bees visiting your garden each year. Site the solitary beehive on a fence. wall or on a post 1-1.5 metres high, in a sheltered site which catches the morning sun and near scented plants. A mud supply is useful, but not essential. Height x 14cm width x 20cm depth x 15cm. 

• Site in a sunny position facing between south south east to catch some morning sun. Mounting height between ground level and 1.5m.
• No chemical treatments needed as the habitat is painted with water based paint.

Special Offer – Buy Solitary Bee Cocoons at the same time and saving £2.50 off the combined price – discount applied in the shopping basket.

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