Biodiversity Report

We finally have the results from our garden’s biodiversity assessment and they’re encouraging! 

In summer 2025 we won "Working with Nature" awards by Powerscourt Estate for effort in gardening for pollinators. So we decided to invest part of the money of the award to assess our garden in terms of biodiversity. After inviting a professional ecologist to review the site, study our photos, and analyse the habitats, we now have a clearer picture of how wildlife is using the space and how we can help it flourish even more.

🌿 What’s thriving

• Pollinators: Bees, butterflies, hoverflies, beetles, spiders, wasps, ladybirds, and even a queen bumblebee are active across the seasons.

• Emerging habitats: Meadow‑like patches, recolonising ruderal flora, and our "mini-woodland corner are developing beautifully.

• Garden birds: House Sparrows (on Amber‑listed so of medium conservation concern), Rooks, Robins, Jackdaws, and Woodpigeons forage here regularly, with nesting potential increasing as the garden matures.

🌱 Suggested improvements

• Deadwood & compost zones to help decomposers and solitary bees.

• Short‑meadow management with Yellow Rattle to boost wildflowers.

• Sparrow nest boxes once the trees grow a bit more.

• Insect hotel placement in sunny east–south‑facing spots.

• Invasive species control, especially keeping an eye on Butterfly‑bush.

It’s heartening to see how much life the garden already supports — and exciting to know exactly where we can make it even better.

You can read the report below.