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POPSwildlife in your backyard: Hands-on activities keeps kids entertained as they learn Kids love growing their own plants. Where there are plants, & sources of water, there are wildlife creatures living and feeding among them. Birds are great seed spreaders and pollinators. They are also helpful in keeping the insect population under control. Birds enchant us with their lovely songs and kids enjoy watching them fly about. It's not too difficult to get kids interested in learning about birds as they are oftentimes already fascinated by them. All birds require three things—food, water, and shelter. Provide these three elements in the garden, and the birds will come.
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POPSBackyard biodiversity: Make Space for Nature The 2004 Make Space for Nature campaign in Sheffield England inspired people across the nation to enhance their gardens with wildlife-friendly measures. Almost 100,000 pledges were made during the campaign to put out nest boxes, dig ponds, plant trees, and we can only assume this was the tip of the iceberg. Many viewers were already doing all these things. Many more might not have pledged, but might have thought twice before mowing their lawns or going out to annihilate their local slug populations after watching the series.