Written by: Randolf Listmann
2021
In order to increase biodiversity, we have created a large dead woodpile, which was a "side-effect" of larger forest work. The benefits of such a deadwood habitat are excellently described below (with courtesy of the RHS): A small pile of logs can support a multitude of different insects, provide a refuge and hunting ground for small mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and shelter for over-wintering and hibernating wildlife. Fungi, wood-boring insects, woodlice, beetle grubs and wood wasps all find homes and food in the logs. These are prey for other animals too: spiders, frogs, toads, hedgehogs and birds. A simple pile of logs can very quickly become a flourishing wildlife community.