Let weeds and climbers grow to help wildlife beat heat, says top gardener

Hedgehogs are filling up rescue centres when it’s dry as they are dehydrated and starving, said Bradbury. Photograph: Coatsey/Alamy

Cover your fences and garden walls with plants and let weeds grow in your patio to help wildlife beat the heat, a top wildlife gardener has said.

Prolonged dry, hot weather, which is increasing due to climate breakdown, has devastating effects on birds, insects and other garden creatures.