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Plants and trees essential for attracting wildlife
Annuals
| Alyssum | Attracts hoverflies and parasitic wasps |
| Basil | Flowers will attract bees and other insects, it's aromatic folliage is said to repel aphids. |
| Cosmos | Attracts lacewings and hoverflies. |
| Dill | Flowers attract lacewings, ladybirds, hoverflies and butterflies. |
| Marigold | Attracts butterflies and hoverflies, roots produce a secretion that kills root eating nematodes. |
| Poached egg plant | Great for attracting hoverflies |
| Sunflower | Bees go mad for these and the birds love to eat the seeds in Autum. |
Perennials
| Blackberry | Very good for birds, Provides excellent nectar for butterflies and bees, berries attract mammals. |
| Broom | Good provider of nectar for bees. |
| Buddleia | A valuable nectar source for butterflies and bumblebees. |
| Chives | Attracts bees and butterflies. |
| Fennel | Lacewings, ladybirds, hoverflies and butterflies love this plant. |
| Garlic chives | Attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. a good companion plant for roses as the smell repels aphids. |
| Honeysuckle | The flowers attract night flying moths and the berries are a good food source for birds in Autum. |
| Jasmine | Attracts bees by day and the strong beautiful scent attracts moths at night. |
| Lavender | Bumble bees adore this plant, also attracts hoverflies and butterflies. |
| Sage | Attracts bees and butterflies. |
| Speedwell | Attracts ladybirds and hoverflies. |
| Stinging nettles | An excellent food source for the larvae of butterflies, such as the Red Admiral, Comma and Peacock varieties. |
| Teasel | Provides a winter food source for finches and it's flowers provide a good nectar source for butterflies. Especially good for bumblebees. |
| Thistle | The Seed heads are loved by all kinds of finches, especially gold finches. |
| Thyme | Attracts bees hoverflies and many more. |

Trees and Shrubs
| Alder | Seeds attract finches, siskins and all types of tits. |
| Ash | The seeds are a good food source for bull finches. |
| Beech | The seeds are a food source for small mammals such as mice and voles and birds such as the chaffinch. It also provides food for some species of moth larvae. |
| Blackthorn | The flowers provide nectar for spring butterflies and the sloes are a good Autum food source for many animals. |
| Cherry(wild) | The fruits are eaten by many bird species. |
| Crabapple | It's fruits are a good food source for birds and small mammals. |
| Dogwood | A good source of food for birds. |
| Elder | An excellent plant attracting many insects, especially hoverflies it's berries provide food for many birds |
| Field Maple | A good nectar source for bees. |
| Hawthorn | The berries are a vital winter food for birds and it supports many insect species. Provides important nectar early in the year. |
| Hazel | Hazel nuts are a good source of food for many mammals and birds, its folliage provides food for moths and other insects. |
| Oak | Mature oak trees can support a huge number of insect species which provide good habitats for insect eating birds, such as tree creepers, woodpeckers and nuthatches. The acorns provide food for small mammals. |
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