RHS teams with Wildlife and Birdcare Nature Recovery Project for wooden habitats range

The Royal Horticultural Society has partnered with the Wildlife and Birdcare Nature Recovery Project on a licensed wooden habitat collection for garden wildlife.

The range intended for wild birds, insects and wildlife, with an RHS-inspired dark green and natural oak colour scheme. All the habitats are eco-friendly, non-chemical-based and built with sustainability in mind.

The RHS Supporting Nature range is available for garden centres, pet stores, farm shops and other retail outlets across the UK, including at RHS Retail, as well as online.

WBC is a not-for-profit organisation that manufactures a wide range of wildlife habitats for wild birds, insects and wildlife. It also provides work opportunities for people with learning disabilities: all of its products are made with the help of young adults with autism and additional needs. CEO Sammy Holman – who is autistic and disabled herself – launched WBC to tackle social imbalances and increase work opportunities for young SEN students.

“We’re enormously proud of these handcrafted wildlife habitats and delighted to have worked on this project with the RHS, an organisation that shares our love of nature, our devotion to quality craftsmanship and our concern for sustainability,” said Holman.

“The support of the RHS is also invaluable in helping to further our work in encouraging acceptance and support of those who are autistic or diverse.”

Cathy Snow, RHS Licensing Manager, added: “The WBC-RHS habitat range is not only useful, beautiful and sustainable but well-made and sturdy with a strong focus on being fit for purpose that makes it ideal for the wildlife we are trying to support and encourage into the garden. But there’s even more to this partnership. It enables the RHS to support WBC’s skills and learning programme, an important part of WBC’s aims to be a social enterprise supporting business for good. We’re delighted to be working with WBC.”