Bank holiday recycling and waste collections: There will be no collections on Monday 25 August 2025. Collections will take place one day later than normal for the week until Saturday 30 August 2025.
Nature at home
Enjoy a variety of nature-based activities when exploring the county borough or from your own garden.
These activities and resources are easy-to-use, low cost and suitable for use by all.
Helping Nature in the Garden
There are a number of ways you can help nature at home and in your surrounding area.
- Feed and water the birds - A quick and easy way to make your garden more attractive to birds is to provide a seed feeder and a source of fresh water such as a birdbath, or even just a container with fresh water - RSPB - What to feed birds
- Plant and grow butterfly-friendly plants - Some popular plants with butterflies and their caterpillars are common honeysuckle, English lavender, stinging nettles and buckthorn - Butterfly Conservation - Gardening for Butterflies
- Compost - Creating a compost heap in your garden is a great way to dispose of kitchen waste and provide a habitat for all those creepy crawlies! Invertebrates such as millipedes, woodlice, worms and spiders will make use of your compost - RHS Composting
More information on how you can help wildlife can be found from the Wildlife Trust and the Wildlife Garden Project