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Wildlife
Gardening Tips (3)
- Use
a water butt to collect rainwater from house, shed and garage roofs.
This will reduce the consumption of mains water. Huge amounts of
energy are wasted on cleaning and transporting mains water and it
is often extracted from rivers at levels that threaten local wildlife.
- Avoid
using water-worn limestone and tufa as they are a non-renewable
resource and may come from protected sites. Check where your pebbles
come from and avoid those removed from beaches. On a large scale,
such removal can cause damage to rare habitats.
- Check
the origin of any wood you buy for the garden. If you're not careful,
you may be unknowingly contributing to the destruction of tropical
rain forests. Wood products (including paper) with the Forest Stewardship
Council (FSC) label are from well-managed forests. For more information,
see their website at www.fsc.org/fsc.
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