Gardeners in Wallingford are being invited to help make the town a friendlier place for wildlife.

The Wallingford Environment Group is organising a competition to find a wildlife-friendly gardener.

Chairman Emma Broad said: "Every town and village has a best-kept garden competition but a pristine and tidy garden is not necessarily the most friendly to wildlife.

"We're looking for a garden where the gardener is actively attracting wildlife to the garden with special planting."

She added: "We're looking for gardens that are visited by hedgehogs, ladybirds and song thrushes and flowers are grown to attract butterflies.

"We hope to show it's possible to have a colourful, attractive garden that's still an oasis for wildlife."

The competition judges are wildlife gardener Jenny Steel, Helen d'Ayala from BBOWT and environment group member Jo Gamester.

For more details, call 01491 839948 or 01491 839493.