Attract bees, butterflies & birds
Attract wildlife into your garden and help British species thrive by providing food and shelter for them. Choose nectar rich flowering plants for pollinators such as bees and butterflies and plants which produce berries and other fruit for the birds. ; Top tip: Plant trees and shrubs as they support more wildlife. As well as food, they provide cover and nesting sites. ; Enjoy watching the creatures that call your garden their home!
Best plants for attracting bees, birds & butterflies
434 plants
Best wildlife plants for patios
242 plants
Plants to attract bees and other pollinators
8385 plants
Plants to attract birds
2125 plants
Plants to attract butterflies
3279 plants
Plants to attract wildlife to your patio
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Pyrus communis 'Louise Bonne of Jersey'
Eating pear
Pyrus communis 'Merton Pride'
Eating pear
Pyrus communis 'Onward'
Eating pear
Pyrus communis 'Packham's Triumph'
Eating pear
Pyrus communis 'William's Bon Chretien'
Cooking & eating pear
Quercus
Oak
Quercus cerris
Turkey oak, Bitter oak
Quercus cerris
Turkey oak, Bitter oak
Quercus cerris 'Argenteovariegata'
Variegated turkey oak, Mossy oak, Moss-cupped oak
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea 'Splendens'
Scarlet oak
Quercus frainetto
Hungarian oak, Farnetto
Quercus ilex
Holm oak, Evergreen oak, Holly leaved oak
Quercus petraea
Sessile oak, Durmast oak
Quercus robur
Common oak, English oak, Pedunculate oak
Quercus robur Fastigiata Group
Cyprus oak, Common oak, English oak, Pedunculate oak
Quercus rubra
Red oak, Northern red oak, American red oak
Quercus rubra
Red oak, Northern red oak, American red oak
Quercus rubra 'Aurea'
Red oak, Northern red oak, American red oak
Ranunculus aconitifolius
Fair maids of Kent, White bachelor's buttons, Buttercup, Crowfoot
Ranunculus acris 'Citrinus'
Meadow buttercup
Ranunculus acris 'Flore Pleno'
Yellow bachelor's buttons, Meadow buttercup
Ranunculus alpestris
Alpine buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Candy Pink'
Persian buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Lemon Zest'
Persian buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Purple Heart'
Persian buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Snow White'
Persian buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Telecote Hybrids'
Persian buttercup, Turban buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Turban Group'
Persian buttercup, Turban buttercup
Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus gramineus
Grass leaved buttercup
Ranunculus lingua
Greater Spearwort
Ranunculus lingua 'Grandiflorus'
Greater Spearwort
Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus
Double flowered creeping buttercup, Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Sitfast, Yellow gowan, Rams claws
Ratibida pinnata
Grey head coneflower, Drooping coneflower, Pinnate prairie coneflower
Reseda luteola
Mignonette, Weld, Dyer's rocket
Rhamnus frangula 'Fine Line'
Alder buckthorn
Rhaphiolepis indica 'White Cloud'
Indian hawthorn
Rhaponticum centaureoides
Knapweed, Star thistle
Rhinanthus minor
Yellow rattle, Hay rattle, Rattles
Rhodiola rosea
Midsummer men
Rhododendron 'Aladdin'
Azalea 'Aladdin', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Amoenum'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Anneke'
Deciduous azalea
Rhododendron 'Anuschka'
Rhododendron 'Arabesk'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Arneson Gem'
Mollis azalea