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
1373 plants
All plants (9336)
Solidago 'Goldenmosa'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Goldkind'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Goldstrahl'
Golden rod
Solidago 'Queenie'
Golden rod
Solidago canadensis
Canada golden rod
Solidago cutleri
Cutler's alpine goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis 'Variegata'
Variegated golden rod, Broad leaved golden rod, Zigzag goldenrod
Solidago ptarmicoides
Sneezewort aster
Solidago x luteus 'Lemore'
Golden rod
Sophora
Sophora davidii
Kowhais, David's pagoda tree
Sophora microphylla
Kowhais, Small leaved Kowhai, Weeping kowhai
Sophora molloyi 'Dragon's Gold'
Small leaved kowhai, Weeping kowhai
Sorbus
Rowan
Sorbus 'Chinese Lace'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Eastern Promise'
Hybrid mountain ash
Sorbus 'Ethel's Gold'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Ghose'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Joseph Rock'
Rocks rowan
Sorbus 'Leonard Messel'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Rose Queen'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Sunshine'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Winter Cheer'
Rowan
Sorbus alnifolia
Korean mountain ash, Alder leaved rowan, Zahlbruckner whitebeam, Rowan
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Chrysophylla'
Golden whitebeam, Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Magnifica'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Majestica'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken, Common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
Cut leaf mountain ash, Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
Orange stemmed mountain ash, Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Fastigiata'
Mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Hilling's Spire'
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal = 'Michred'
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia var. xanthocarpa
Yellow berried mountain ash, Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus Autumn Spire = 'Flanrock'
Rowan
Sorbus cashmeriana
Kashmir rowan, Cashmere rowan
Sorbus commixta
Japanese rowan, Chinese scarlet rowan
Sorbus commixta
Japanese rowan, Chinese Scarlet rowan
Sorbus commixta 'Embley'
Chinese scarlet rowan, Japanese rowan, Chinese scarlet rowan
Sorbus commixta 'Serotina'
Japanese rowan, Chinese scarlet rowan
Sorbus devoniensis
Devon whitebeam, French hales
Sorbus discolor
Hupeh rowan
Sorbus hybrida 'Gibbsii'
Hybrid mountain ash
Sorbus intermedia
Swedish whitebeam