One of the easiest ways anyone with a garden, or a balcony, can support wildlife is to sow a mixture of wildflowers.

As the better weather (hopefully) sets in this weekend thoughts may turn to gardening – or at least potting up containers. A mixture of wildflower seeds sown now will reap wonderful benefits for pollinators.

The RSPB have produced a list of popular seed mixes which are easy to grow and which are great for wildlife.

• Ox-eye daisy (white)
• Cornflower (blue)
• Phacelia (purple)
• Common knapweed (pink)
• Forget-me-not (blue)
• Bird’s-foot-trefoil (yellow)
• Foxglove (pink, white, purple)
• Viper’s bugloss (purple)
• Poppy (red, yellow, orange)
• Corn marigold (yellow) 

And gardeners – leave some dandelions.