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)
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Limelight'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Viveleg'
Hybrid oleaster
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium x youngianum 'Roseum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Young's barrenwort
Erica arborea
Tree heath, Tree heather
Erica arborea 'Estrella Gold'
Tree heath, Tree heather
Erica arborea var. alpina f. aureifolia 'Albert's Gold'
Tree heath, Tree heather
Erica carnea
Heather, Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Rosalie'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. aureifolia 'Foxhollow'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze'
Seaside daisy, Beach aster, Beach fleabane, Sea aster
Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican fleabane, Australian fleabane, Wall daisy, Bonytip fleabane
Eryngium bourgatii
Pyrenean eryngyo, Bourgat's eryngo
Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit'
Blue eryngo, Flat sea holly
Eryngium planum 'Jade Frost'
Blue eryngo, Flat sea holly
Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue'
Sea holly, Eryngo
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
Bowles's wallflower, Bowles's erysimum, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Canaries Yellow'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Rysi Copper'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Winter Joy'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Winter Orchid'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Winter Party'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum linifolia 'Variegatum'
Alpine erysimum, Alpine wallflower
Erysimum Walberton's Fragrant Star = 'Walfrastar'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Escallonia 'Iveyi'
Escallonia 'Red Dream'
Escallonia Golden Carpet = 'Alcaura'
Escallonia laevis 'Gold Brian'
Pink scallonia
Escallonia laevis 'Gold Ellen'
Escallonia rubra var. macrantha
Red escallonia
Euonymus alatus
Winged spindle tree
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
Winged spindle tree
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Wood spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Mrs Robb's bonnet, Robb's spurge, Wood spurge
Euphorbia Blackbird = 'Nothowlee'
Spurge, Wolf's milk
Euphorbia characias 'Tasmanian Tiger'
Large Meditteranean spurge, Frogspawn bush
Euphorbia characias Silver Swan = 'Wilcott'
Large Meditteranean spurge, Frogspawn bush
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
Large Meditteranean spurge, Frogspawn bush
Euphorbia x martini 'Ascot Rainbow'
Martin's spurge
Euphorbia x martini Tiny Tim = 'Waleutiny'
Martin's spurge
Fagus sylvatica
European beech, Common beech
Fargesia
Fountain bamboo
Fargesia murielae
Umbrella bamboo, Muriel bamboo
Fargesia murielae 'Jumbo'
Umbrella bamboo, Muriel bamboo
Fatsia japonica
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web'
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Festuca glauca
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Golden Toupee'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue