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)
Prunus x persicoides
Hybrid almond
Prunus x persicoides 'Ingrid'
Hybrid almond
Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Higan cherry, Spring cherry, Winter flowering cherry, Rosebud cherry
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
Lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip
Pulmonaria 'Majeste'
Lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
Lungwort
Pyracantha
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Mohave'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Orange Charmer'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Orange Glow'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Soleil d'Or'
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Column'
Firethorn, Buisson ardent, Scarlet firethorn
Pyrus
Pear
Pyrus communis
Common pear, Garden pear
Pyrus communis 'Beurre Hardy'
Eating pear
Pyrus communis 'Conference'
Eating pear
Pyrus communis 'Doyenne du Comice'
Eating pear
Quercus robur
Common oak, English oak, Pedunculate oak
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Anouk'
Rhododendron 'Bengal'
Rhododendron 'Florida'
Azalea 'Florida', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Fumiko'
Azalea
Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Graziella'
Rhododendron 'Homebush'
Azalea 'Homebush'
Rhododendron 'Hotspur Red'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Johanna'
Azalea 'Johanna'
Rhododendron 'Kazuko'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Madame Ad. van Hecke'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Madame Masson'
Rhododendron 'Mary Helen' (Glenn Dale)
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Mother's Day' (Kurume)
Azalea 'Mother's Day', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
Rhododendron 'Satschiko'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Silver Sword'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Vulcan'
Rhododendron 'Vuyk's Scarlet' (Vuykiana)
Azalea 'Vuyk's Scarlet', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron Blue Tit Group
Rhododendron groenlandicum 'Compactum'
Labrador tea plant, St. Jame's tea
Rhododendron japonicum
Chinese azalea
Rhododendron Wine and Roses = 'Pinkros'
Rhus
Sumac, Taaibos
Rhus typhina
Stags horn sumach
Ribes
Currant, Gooseberry
Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant, European blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum 'Titania'
Mid-season blackcurrant