A bush garden with lots of habitats
Is your garden or local park a healthy habitat?
Some gardens are great at providing homes for animals. The best habitat gardens have leaf litter, lots of plants, rocks, logs and water.
Activity
Go outside to a garden or a local park.
Use the Habitat score card to rate the area.
What did you find a lot of?
What do you think the environment needs more of?
What kind of animals might live here?
Planting a shrub for habitat
How can I improve an environment for small animals?
It's easy to make a garden better for animals. You just need to create more habitats.
Activity
With the help of your parents or teacher choose a small garden you would like to improve.
- Plant some plants.
- Add rocks, leaf litter and logs.
- Add water – make a birdbath out of an old bowl.
