• Home
• Who we are
  • About us
  • In the UK
  • Our Trustees and Staff
  • Our reserves
  • Our partners
  • Contact us
• What we do
  • Project A-Z
  • Advice
  • Europe and overseas
  • Education
  • Influencing policy & legislation
  • Science and data
  • Saving habitats
  • Saving species
  • Supporting volunteers
  • ARG UK
• Get involved
  • Events
  • Training
  • Volunteer
  • Work for us
• Campaigns
  • Dragon Gardens
  • Sliding Scales
• Surveys
  • What is NARRS?
  • Add an adder
  • Alien encounters
  • Amphibian surveys
  • Make the adder count
  • Rare species surveys
  • Reptile surveys
• News
  • Latest News
  • Bulletin Board
  • Sign up
  • RSS feed
• Fundraising
  • Support Us
  • Become a Friend
  • Donate
  • Fundraise for us
• Resources
  • Our Resources
  • Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook
  • Reptile Habitat Management Handbook
  • Amphibian Disease
  • Gallery
  • Latest documents
  • Our policies
• The Animals
  • Amphibian species
  • Reptile species
• Shop
  • Publications
• ARBITEG
  • Amphibians and Reptiles of Britain and Ireland Taxon Expert Group
  • ARBITEG Data Sub-Group

    

Follow us on:-

  

Dragons in your Garden

Enhancing your garden: Rockeries and log piles

Rockeries
South-facing rockeries might attract nearby common lizards and other reptiles into gardens. The nooks and crannies mean they can quickly escape if disturbed. You could use the soil excavated after digging your pond to create a sunny bank and then build rocks and stones into and around it.

Log piles
Placing logs in piles around your garden can provide excellent daytime refuges for foraging amphibians. As well as providing cover from the sun, dead wood attracts invertebrates on which amphibians and lizards can feed. Log piles can also provide common lizards with basking spots. Allow vegetation to grow around and through the log pile to provide maximum shelter and encourage more insects.