An increasing number of Brits are seeing foxes, frogs and hedgehogs in urban gardens, a new survey has revealed.

Toads play an important role in the growth and maintenance of an organic garden, according to one expert.

A £20 million scheme to build a new bus route in Hampshire has been brought to a stop as the result of concerns over local wildlife.

Although some species of wildlife may thrive in gardens on housing estates, many are still dependent on farmland and the countryside.

Eco-friendly gardeners hoping to attract some wildlife into their backyards should let the grass grow and leave the hedges unclipped.

Gardeners can keep rabbits from destroying their plants and flowers without resorting to poison or traps, one expert has advised.

A moth the size of a small bird has been photographed in a garden in Leicestershire.

Urban woodlands are being tended to across Scotland in a bid to make them more attractive to eco-friendly visitors.

Eco-minded gardeners hoping to attract wildlife to their backyards should lay down a number of habits and a varied assortment of plant species.

More than 220 species of moths and butterflies have been discovered in the garden of a National Trust property.

Former model and glamorous Gardeners' World presenter Rachel de Thame has written a list of her top ten commandments to ensure that the nation's gardens are as eco-friendly as possible.

Felicity Kendal and Richard Briars made a Surbiton house their home in the 1970's sitcom The Good Life and now the Jordan family, who have moved into the actual house filmed on set, are aspiring to echo Tom and Barbara's green-living ways.

The Environment Agency has named Japanese knotweed as the worst weed affecting British gardens and as a result has released an official guide on how to tackle the voracious plant.

Conservation group the Woodland Trust is appealing to gardeners to investigate and report any significant changes in their garden's ecosystem which could have been caused by climate change.

Stephen Anderton, National Gardens' manager for English Heritage and writer for the Times newspaper,is heading a call for more trees to be planted in urban gardens.