I have been inspired by the wonderful log piles for wildlife that have been created at Sculpture by the Lakes in Dorset – as shown in the pictures above. Having seen how successfully they are being created and how they are developing there, I thought we should think seriously about installing them at our own village Charlton Down Nature Area. You can find out a bit about our own smaller scale endeavours by clicking below.
Jessica's Nature Blog 
We have got several wood and log piles in our garden too: they are perfect microhabitats which provide shelter for all kinds of creatures great and small.
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It is a very simple way to help wildlife and it will be exciting to discover new species, Yesterday I found a Crystal Brain Fungus on a rotten piece of wood.
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I had to look it up. This fungus looks really amazing. I think I’ve never seen it although it seems to be quite common.
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The shape of this type of jelly fungus seems to be variable. The last time I saw this species, the specimens were more linear than circular.
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They are a brilliant habitat and better than any man made bug hotel. We use brash piles and log piles 👍
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I agree that they are better for wildlife than the bug hotels. We have brash piles too in our nature space and will soon start building dead hedges to replace unsightly barbed wire fencing.
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Brilliant. Unsightly and dangerous. Can’t fault you!
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