Support the RHS

RHS Biodiversity Appeal

Over the next five years, we will be asking you to support our studies into the distribution and ecology of valuable garden wildlife, by contributing your observations and sharing this information at a local level.

We will be increasing our work across RHS gardens, to learn what works in attracting and sustaining garden wildlife, in order to better advise gardeners everywhere.

We will be developing a research programme with partners, to investigate the future place for nature in the urban environment: identifying how our gardens can help support wildlife as the pressure on space in cities increases.

You don’t have to let your garden go wild - it’s perfectly possible to grow beautiful plants while protecting habitats and the environment. Gardens have the potential to be a huge reserve, giving wildlife a priceless refuge from the impacts of habitat loss and climate change. By demonstrating sound sustainable gardening techniques and sharing information with gardeners to enable them to make informed choices about the way in which they garden, we can help to protect our environment for the long term.

To make a donation click here for our faxback donation form or call the RHS Development Office on 020 7821 3693.

Key facts

• In Britain alone, more than 600 species are ‘at risk’ and have shown a rapid decline in recent years
• 90% of Britain’s flower meadows have been lost
• More than 70% of British butterflies have declined in numbers over the last 20 years
• Gardens in the UK cover about 270,000 hectares of land - more than all the designated National Nature Reserves in the UK

The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts have launched a major project and website called Wild about Gardens to bring the worlds of gardening and nature conservation closer together, to increase understanding of the significance of local wildlife character, celebrate what gardeners are already doing to support wildlife, and build on existing research into the wildlife potential of domestic gardens.
For more information click here

Biodiversity

To find out how you can make your garden a wildlife haven click here