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 incisa 'Lotte'
Fuji cherry
Prunus insititia 'Langley Bullace'
Cooking damson
Pulmonaria 'Apple Frost'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Coral Springs'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Silver Maid'
Lungwort
Pyracantha 'Golden Paradise'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Golden Sun'
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Star'
Firethorn, Buisson ardent, Scarlet firethorn
Quercus ilex
Holm oak, Evergreen oak, Holly leaved oak
Quercus petraea
Sessile oak, Durmast oak
Ranunculus amplexicaulis
White buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus
Persian buttercup, Turban buttercup
Ratibida columnifera
Prairie coneflower, Mexican hat, Long head coneflower
Rhododendron 'Blattgold'
Rhododendron 'Cherry Drops'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Chikor'
Rhododendron 'Daybreak'
Azalea 'Daybreak'
Rhododendron 'English Roseum'
Rhododendron 'Exbury White'
Azalea 'Exbury White'
Rhododendron 'Gartendirector Glocker'
Rhododendron 'Lady Roseberry'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Norbitonense Aureum'
Smith's golden rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Purpurtraum'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Salmon Sander'
Azalea 'Salmon Sander', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Snowdrift'
Azalea
Rhododendron 'Spek's Orange'
Azalea 'Spek's Orange', Mollis azalea
Rhododendron 'Tinkerbird'
Rhododendron 'Wallowa Red'
Azalea 'Wallowa Red'
Rhododendron Diamant Group - red-flowered
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron simsii - double form
Indian azalea, John Sim's azalea, Rose bay, Evergreen azalea
Ribes laurifolium 'Mrs Amy Doncaster'
Laurel leaved currant, Winter flowering currant
Ribes nigrum 'Ben Connan'
Early season blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum 'Ben Gairn'
Blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum 'Big Ben'
Early season blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum 'Ebony'
Blackcurrant
Ribes sanguineum 'Lombartsii'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum 'Poky's Pink'
Flowering currant, Winter currant, California gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Captivator'
Red thornless gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Careless'
Gooseberry
Ribes x nidigrolaria
Jostaberry
Rosa 'Agnes'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Allen Chandler'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa 'Antique'
Climbing rose
Rosa 'Bella Rosa'
Patio rose
Rosa 'Cheek To Cheek'
Climbing rose
Rosa 'City of Leeds'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'City of York'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Claire Jacquier'
Climbing noisette rose