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)
Cosmos sulphureus
Orange cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Yellow'
Sulphur cosmos
Cotinus coggygria Golden Lady = 'Mincojau3'
Smoke tree
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
Tree cotoneaster
Cotoneaster 'Rothschildianus'
Waterer's hybrid Rothschild cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus
Creeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem'
Creeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus'
Purple cotoneaster
Cotoneaster bullatus
Holly berry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster conspicuus 'Decorus'
Necklace cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri var. radicans
Rooting Bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster divaricatus
Spreading cotoneaster
Cotoneaster frigidus
Tree cotoneaster
Cotoneaster frigidus 'Saint Monica'
Waterer's hybrid cotoneaster
Cotoneaster harrovianus
Harrow's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster microphyllus
Small leaved cotoneaster, Little leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster nanshan
Nanshan cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Exburyensis'
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Gnom'
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Herbstfeuer'
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster simonsii
Himalayan cotoneaster, Simon's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster x suecicus 'Juliette'
Swedish cotoneaster
Cotoneaster x watereri
Waterer's hybrid cotoneaster
Cotoneaster x watereri 'John Waterer'
Waterer's hybrid cotoneaster
Crambe cordifolia
Colewort, Heart leaf colewort
Crataegus chrysocarpa
Fireberry hawthorn, Hawthorn, Thorn, Thorn apple, Mayhaw
Crataegus laevigata
Midland hawthorn, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May, Two styled hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'
Double crimson thorn, Red may, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May
Crataegus laevigata 'Pink Corkscrew'
Pink Midland hawthorn, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May
Crataegus laevigata 'Punicea'
Midland thorn, Quick set thorn, English hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata 'Rosea Flore Pleno'
Double pink thorn, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May
Crataegus monogyna
May, English hawthorn, Quick, Bread and cheese, One seeded hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna 'Aurea'
Yellow may, Hawthorn, English hawthorn, One seeded hawthorn
Crataegus orientalis
Silver thorn, Oriental thorn
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
Splendid many flowered plum leaf haw, Hawthorn, May
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
Many flowered plum leaf haw, Hawthorn, May
Crataegus x lavalleei
Hybrid cockspur thorn, Lavalle hawthorn, Hawthorn, May
Crataegus x lavalleei 'Carrierei'
Carrier's hybrid thorn, Hybrid cockspur thorn, Lavalle hawthorn, Hawthorn, May
Crocosmia 'Paul's Best Yellow'
Montbretia
Crocus 'Blue Ocean'
Crocus 'Blue Pearl'
Golden crocus, Blue flowered golden crocus
Crocus 'Gipsy Girl'
Golden crocus
Crocus 'Goldilocks'
Golden crocus
Crocus 'Ivory Princess'
Crocus 'Remembrance'
Dutch crocus
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
Early crocus, Tommasini crocus
Crocus 'Snow Bunting'
Hybrid golden crocus, White hybrid golden crocus