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Webb, Justin, Moxon, Sian and Semertzi, Alexandros (2025) Wild ways: a cross-sectional study investigating gardening for wildlife in London’s private residential gardens. Cities and Health. ISSN 2374-8834
This study investigates gardening for wildlife in London’s private gardens. Using a cross-sectional design, a digital questionnaire was completed by 660 Londoners. Results revealed that providing food (53%), water (50%), and homes for wildlife (47%) are the most common practices. Creating habitat corridors (29%) and nature-friendly gardening (37%) are less frequent. Among respondents not practicing wildlife gardening but intending to (9.4%), providing food and water for wildlife is the most common intended practice. Conservation organisation membership, larger garden size, and older age commonly increase the odds of gardening for wildlife and its practices. The findings suggest that interventions should target conservation group members and those with larger gardens who are older, while also promoting simple actions such as food and water provision to broaden participation. The high engagement rate in gardening for wildlife (82%) indicates growing public interest in London’s biodiversity. The study highlights the potential of residential gardens to contribute to London’s goals of increasing greenery and biodiversity through ‘urban rewilding’, and equivalent goals in other cities. Collaboration with conservation organisations and tailored messaging for smaller outdoor spaces may enhance future rewilding efforts.
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 4.0.
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