Batman hoverfly © Frank Porch
Hoverfly lagoon competition
Unleash your creativity to help hoverflies with a bespoke hoverfly lagoon!
How to make a hoverfly lagoon
For many hoverflies, there's no better place to grow up than in a water-filled hole in a tree, full of leaves and other delicious decaying matter. But these watery spots aren't always easy to find, especially in our gardens. Luckily, we can create our own! A hoverfly lagoon mimics these natural nurseries, providing the perfect place for many hoverfly larvae to live.
The competition
Wild About Gardens has teamed up with Buzz Club to run a hoverfly lagoon competition - you can have fun, help hoverflies and be in with a chance at winning some fantastic prizes!
The competition has now closed. We'll be announcing the winners soon.
The prizes
The winner of the the 'Under 16' category will win:
- a BuzzClub sponsor pack
- a copy of the Wild About Gardens 'Be a hoverfly hero' booklet
- The Little Book of Wild Gardening
- a £50 gardening voucher
The winner of the '16+' category will win:
- a BuzzClub sponsor pack
- a copy of the Wild About Gardens 'Be a hoverfly hero' booklet
- a book bundle kindly donated by Bloomsbury, including Hoverflies of Britain and North-West Europe, Planting for Pollinators, Wildlife Gardening for Everyone and Everything, One Garden Against the World and The Water-Efficient Gardener
The competition has now closed!
Thank you to everyone who entered. We'll be announcing the winners soon.