Really Wild Video Gallery
Get wildlife thriving in your garden with videos filmed around Lockleaze in gardens just like yours!
Check out the Design and Do series for an in-depth guide on how to plan and create a bigger feature, or learn in less than a minute with a quick how-to.
Plus, look back on your successes or find out more about the project with an introduction from residents, and videos celebrating our Bee Bold award win and the exciting moment we first broke ground at Stanfield Close.
Design and Do:

Get some garden inspiration here from Community Ecologist Eric Swithinbank.

A stumpery is a great way to use old wood or stumps to create a wildlife-attracting garden feature- find out how in the video above.

Are you unsure about how to give your plug plants the best chance of survival? Here are our top tips for planting them out.

Part of our "Design and do: Nature Garden series" - find out from Really Wild Lockleaze's Ecologist, Eric Swithinbank, how to approach an overgrown garden, if you are wanting to improve it for you, and for nature.

Ever wondered about the best way to turn that little packet of seeds into a thriving meadow? Look no further than the tips in this video.

Design and do: this video takes you through the whole process of designing, making and looking after a pond. So what are you waiting for?

Design and do: This video takes you through the process of creating a herb bed from start to finish, in a real garden in Lockleaze.

Wondering about how to tackle a rubbly or stoney area? This can still have real potential for wildlife- find out more in this video.
Quick How-To Videos:


Join ecologist Eric at Stanfield Close for instructions on how to plant fruit bushes.

A stumpery is a great way to use old wood or stumps to create a wildlife-attracting garden feature- find out how in the video above.

Are you unsure about how to give your plug plants the best chance of survival? Here are our top tips for planting them out.


Learn how to plant your own bulbs to support bees, pollinators and other insects!

Learn about creating an orchard from this video made up at Lockleaze Sports Centre.

Ever wondered about the best way to turn that little packet of seeds into a thriving meadow? Look no further than the tips in this video.

Design and do: this video takes you through the whole process of designing, making and looking after a pond. So what are you waiting for?

Take a look at the process of planting a small woodland, with some top tips for planting trees of different sizes.
Project Background:

Let our residents introduce you to the Really Wild Lockleaze Project!

Check out the story of the project in this video made in celebration of winning a West of England Combined Authority Bee Bold award.

A look back to the exciting moment when the first work was done with the Really Wild project, at Stanfield Close.

Thinking about getting involved with Really Wild Lockleaze? Hear more from residents about what it might involve and how to get started.