Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden – Gardening Workshop

Let's Grow Preston are running a workshop on attracting wildlife to your garden at Ashton Walled Community Garden on Saturday 7 November, from 10am to 12pm. It's part of their Saturday morning gardening club, which is run by a local charity with the aim of helping people reconnect with nature and pick up sustainable gardening skills.

The session follows the club's usual format: a 45-minute talk from a qualified local horticulturalist, followed by an hour of practical gardening on site. It's designed for beginners and improvers alike, so you don't need to be an expert to get stuck in. The talk gives you the theory, and the practical hour lets you put it into practice right there in the garden.

This is one of several topics the club covers throughout the year, alongside growing your own food, composting, and soil care. Every session you attend helps fund the charity's wider community and education work, and they also partner with Lancashire Adult Learning to offer courses across their sites. It's a good way to learn something useful while supporting a local project.

Places are limited, so early booking is recommended. It runs from 10am to 12pm on Saturday 7 November at Ashton Walled Community Garden, and costs £5 per session for standard members or £10 for the regular fee.