richi what you're planning is great as we need to help our wildlife in any way we can. Fidget has outlined how wonderful it and rewarding it can be but even a few plants, some simple bird feeders and a birdbath makes a difference. A bug hotel and boxes for bees to nest are something you can do with your daughter too. Short pieces of cane enclosed in a frame and hung up in a sunny site provide somewhere for bees and it's not hard to do, and a similar thing for bugs and insects to overwinter- an open box frame (about the size of a large shoebox or bigger if you can) with different compartments of leaves, pieces of wood, pine/fir cones and short pieces of cane etc. I hope that makes sense
I'm sure if you google it you'll get lots of pictures.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
again loads of good advice appreciate it all, made a border around some of the garden today and got a few things planted, going to our local nursary tomorrow to have a look at some trees already seeing a few different types of wildlife visiting
richi another thing which is nice to do with children is to get a few packets of hardy annuals and create a little bed which can be your daughter's own personal plot and let her sow the seeds next spring. Things which will grow easily and quickly - nasturtiums, nigella, larkspur etc They will attract lots of bees and other insects for very little time, money and effort. My girls loved doing that and it keeps their interest growing when they see something they've planted actually growing!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
my absolutely must have shrub for birds is Mahonia (varities like Charity) - scented yellow flowers in the winter are loved by the blue tits, and the berries in the spring are loved by the blackbirds - all that and you get an attractive shrub flowering at a time when not much else is, and scented - what more could you wish for?
sounds good il give that a try were expecting a baby in january so im going to plant a tree for him/her when its born a nice addition to the garden something for the family and for the wildlife
richi - really nice idea - trees should be used more to mark special occasions/anniversaries. A colleagues is due to give birth soon and I think that night make the perfect gift! Especially as she is green fingered! Back to your original questions... this website has some good advice. I use them a lot for their guides as it's not too much of an information overload - just enough information on everything.
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richi what you're planning is great as we need to help our wildlife in any way we can. Fidget has outlined how wonderful it and rewarding it can be but even a few plants, some simple bird feeders and a birdbath makes a difference. A bug hotel and boxes for bees to nest are something you can do with your daughter too. Short pieces of cane enclosed in a frame and hung up in a sunny site provide somewhere for bees and it's not hard to do, and a similar thing for bugs and insects to overwinter- an open box frame (about the size of a large shoebox or bigger if you can) with different compartments of leaves, pieces of wood, pine/fir cones and short pieces of cane etc. I hope that makes sense
I'm sure if you google it you'll get lots of pictures.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
again loads of good advice
appreciate it all, made a border around some of the garden today and got a few things planted, going to our local nursary tomorrow to have a look at some trees 
already seeing a few different types of wildlife visiting 
richi another thing which is nice to do with children is to get a few packets of hardy annuals and create a little bed which can be your daughter's own personal plot and let her sow the seeds next spring. Things which will grow easily and quickly - nasturtiums, nigella, larkspur etc They will attract lots of bees and other insects for very little time, money and effort. My girls loved doing that and it keeps their interest growing when they see something they've planted actually growing!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
theres a lot of good advice there
my absolutely must have shrub for birds is Mahonia (varities like Charity) - scented yellow flowers in the winter are loved by the blue tits, and the berries in the spring are loved by the blackbirds - all that and you get an attractive shrub flowering at a time when not much else is, and scented - what more could you wish for?
sounds good il give that a try
were expecting a baby in january so im going to plant a tree for him/her when its born a nice addition to the garden 
something for the family and for the wildlife
richi - really nice idea - trees should be used more to mark special occasions/anniversaries. A colleagues is due to give birth soon and I think that night make the perfect gift! Especially as she is green fingered! Back to your original questions... this website has some good advice. I use them a lot for their guides as it's not too much of an information overload - just enough information on everything.