Kate Bradbury
Author and journalist
Kate Bradbury is an award-winning author and journalist, specialising in wildlife gardening. She edits the wildlife pages of BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, writes for The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Garden (RHS), and BBC Wildlife and Countryfile magazines, and is the author of several titles, including Wildlife Gardening: For Everyone and Everything and The Wildlife Gardener (Bloomsbury). A patron of Froglife, Kate lives and breathes wildlife gardening, and is currently transforming a tired patio garden into her own wildlife oasis.
Recent articles by Kate Bradbury
Healthy seas store more carbon than forests – so why is marine rewilding far less common?
"Never has it been so important to save our seabeds", says author Kate Bradbury
Ancient folklore is being rewritten by climate change. We need to restore balance to the seasons
In ancient folklore, the changing seasons are personified by the battle between the Oak King and Holly King
How to bring butterflies to your garden
Wildlife gardening expert Kate Bradbury reveals how British butterflies are doing - and how to encourage butterflies to your garden
Bringing back the green: how to make urban gardens suitable for wildlife
Is it inevitable that wildlife cannot thrive in modern cities, or should we all be living up to our reputation as a gardening nation?
Caterpillar foodplants for garden butterflies
Grow caterpillar foodplants so a range of butterfly species can lay their eggs in your garden, such as cuckoo flower for the orange-tip, or nettles for the peacock, red admiral and small tortoiseshell.
Best flowering plants for butterflies throughout the year
There’s a lot we can do to help butterflies, providing them with nectar to fuel journeys to find a mate, foodplants to lay eggs on and shelter to rest and hibernate. Author and wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury shares the best plants to provide nectar throughout spring, summer and autumn.
How to go pond dipping
To observe the ecosystem of your pond up close, try pond dipping. Pond dipping is great for all ages, but it’s a particularly good activity to do with kids.
Help your local solitary bees and make a bee hotel
Help your local solitary bees by putting a bee hotel in your garden. Writer and wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury provides guidance on how to make an easy bee hotel, comprising of a simple wooden box with tubes placed in it. It’s simple to make and easy to maintain.
