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Wildlife Friendly Garden Awards

How to Apply

There are three levels of award, Gold, Silver and Bronze.

To apply for a Bronze Award you will need to have four or more of the following features, which must include at least one from each column A, B and C .

To apply for a Silver Award you will need to have eight or more of the following features, which must include at least two from each column A, B and C .

To apply for a Gold Award you will need to have twelve or more of the following features, which must include at least three from each column A, B and C .

Wildlife Friendly Garden Award Qualifying Features

A: HABITATS  

B: PLANTING  

C: MANAGEMENT

Wildlife Pond  

Wild flower Meadow  / patch

Compost Heap / bin

Bog or permanently wet area  

Climbing plants/Trellises

Long Grass area

Bird Bath  

Nectar rich flowers

Avoid pesticides & slug pellets

Bird Box  

Mixed Native Hedge  

Avoid chemical weedkillers

Log pile / Dead wood  

Vegetable patch  

Use Peat free composts

Invertebrate habitat

Berry-bearing shrubs

Use a water butt / recycled water

Green roof on shed or outbuilding

Fruit tree or bush

Use organic mulch

Bird feeding station

Mature tree

Drought-resistant plants

Apply Online


Applying by Post

Download an Application Form
350Kb PDF form, to fill in and return by post


Applying by Email

Download an Application Form
Word Document to fill in and return by Email to wildlifegardening@cheshirewt.cix.co.uk

If you are unable to use the Word document above, you can Email to wildlifegardening@cheshirewt.cix.co.uk
telling us:

  • Your name
  • Your postal address
  • If you are a member of Cheshire Wildlife Trust
  • What level of Award you are applying for
  • A list of all your qualifying garden features

Photographs

We would love to see any photos you have of your garden, and its wildlife-friendly features. You can send photos by email to wildlifegardening@cheshirewt.cix.co.uk

You can also send photos to our Flickr account for all to see at : www.flickr.com/photos/cheshirewildlifetrust – simply email pictures to quick43army@photos.flickr.com. Put ‘WFGAS’ and then your name in the Subject line of the email and send it off – files must be no larger than 500k please. If you would like to add a description to go with the picture, please email us at wildlifegardening@cheshirewt.cix.co.uk and tell us the name of the picture the caption is for.

 

Wildlife Friendly Garden Award plaque

 

Apply Online

 

To Apply by Post

Download an Application Form
350Kb PDF form, to fill in and return by post

 

To Apply by Email

Download an Application Form
Word Document to fill in and return by Email to wildlifegardening@cheshirewt.cix.co.uk

If you are unable to use the Word document above, you can Email to wildlifegardening@cheshirewt.cix.co.uk
telling us:

Your name
Your postal address
If you are a member of Cheshire Wildlife Trust
What level of Award you are applying for
A list of all your qualifying garden features
Attach any photos of your garden you would
like to share with us

 

 

The Wildlife Friendly Garden Award Sheme is free
to join, but a donation of £5 would help us cover
our costs and be much appreciated.

You can make donation through the The Charity Choice site. If you are a UK tax payer please check the Gift-Aid box - it increases the value of your donation at no cost to you.
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Thank you

 

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