The RSPB has launched the Giving Nature a Home campaign as it urges the nation to provide a place for wildlife in their own gardens and outside spaces.
The campaign comes a month after 25 wildlife organisations, including the RSPB, released the State of Nature report revealing 60% of the wildlife species studied have declined over recent decades.
Mike Clarke, RSPB chief executive, said: "Nature in the UK is in trouble and some of our more familiar garden species are amongst those suffering serious declines.
"Gardens provide a valuable lifeline for species like starlings, toads, hedgehogs and butterflies, which are struggling to find homes in the wider countryside.
"Although the overall problem is huge, the solution can start on a small scale, right on our doorsteps. It doesn’t matter what sort of garden you have, what size it is, or even if you have no garden at all, we need everyone to help by turning their outside space into a wildlife haven.
"The more people that get involved in our Giving Nature a Home campaign the better. Our aim is to provide one million homes for nature across the UK, because if there’s no home for nature, then there’s no nature – it really is that serious."
The Giving Nature a Home website will give people access to expert advice about helping nature in any outside space.
On the website people can get a free Giving Nature a Home starter guide, help populate a map by telling the charity when and where they’ve given nature a home, and share pictures, tips and ideas with others.
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