Simple ways to help wildlife survive winter in your garden

Quick and easy guide to how we can assist birds, insects and frogs as they hibernate in our gardens 

Hedgehogs are currently foraging for as much food as they can to see them through winter. Picture: Alamy/PA

IT MAY have been a mild autumn, but as soon as temperatures drop, wildlife garden visitors will be looking for places to hunker down for hibernation.

Hedgehogs, birds, amphibians and insects all need a helping hand, and here are a few of the things you could be doing to give them the best chance of survival during the cooler months.