Advice

In this section you will find useful information available as free pdf downloads, video guides and website links. These include useful guides about our products, general wildlife guides and links to other websites of a related interest.

Product Guides

1. Getting a Cable Through a Wall

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2. Guide to Bushnell Cameras 2019

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3. Bushnell Camera Firmware Upgrades

Firmware Updates

4. Guide to Browning Cameras 2019

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5. Using Infrared Illumination

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6. Choosing Your Binoculars

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7. Instruction Leaflet for a Wired Nest Box Camera

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8. IP Camera - VMS Software (BETA)

Download for PC 

Download for MAC (not Monterey)

 

9. Ezcap 159 - Driver & Software for PC / MAC

All Ezcap Downloads & Documents

10. IP Camera Search Tool

Download for Windows

Wildlife Guides

1. Nest Box Siting & Cleaning

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2. Creating a wildlife pond

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3. Feeding garden birds

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4. Make a Garden Meadow

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5. Top 10 Wildlife Gardening Tips

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6. Quick Guide to Beekeeping

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7. Stag Beetle Facts File

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8. Blue Tit Nesting Period

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Gardenature Website Links

RSPB. Birds by name A - Z

The RSPB have put together this A to Z guide of UK birds including information about each featured species, including help with identification, breeding information and details about their lifestyle and feeding habits.

BTO

Take a look at the British Trust for Ornithology’s information on our most common garden birds. Find out lots of useful information about your feathered garden visitors.

Bird Guides

Bird Guides brings you better birding through technology. This site offers you up-to-the-minute news and views on British and Irish birds, a comprehensive online and mobile reference and a huge photo library intended for birdwatchers everywhere to enjoy.

Bird Fair

British Bird Fair is held every August at Rutland Water just off the A1 in Leicestershire. The Bird Fair is claimed to be the largest birding event in the world and is an absolute must see for anyone even remotely interested in Birding.

Bird Quiz

Test your knowledge! See how many of these 250 British birds you can identify in these interesting quizzes

Swift Conservation

Visit the Swift Conservation web site to find out all you need to know about helping Swifts to survive and thrive... Latest news and lots of topical information

Spring Alive

A brilliant site hosted by the RSPB and Birdlife International that documents the arrival of Spring, migration of birds in Europe, online blog full of useful information and requiring your participation!

Simply log in and join in the fun.

BBC Nature

Get the very latest Nature news and live cameras from around the UK. Catch up on past and present BBC Nature and BBC Wildlife programmes. Packed with lots of useful information the BBC Nature website also allows you to log in and interact, tell them your stories and send in photos.

Sandwich Bay Observatory

Located on the Kent coastline in the Sandwich and Hacklinge SSSI, the large floodplain of the river Stour that nestles between the White Cliffs of Dover to the south and the Isle of Thanet to the north.

It is the base for the ongoing work of Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust, which has been recording all aspects of the wildlife of Sandwich Bay for over 50 years. Follow this link to view their programme of weekly events for members and non-members including walks, talks and workshops

Mammals Reptiles & Amphibians

Having written a number of books on wildlife and the countryside Dennis Furnell decided to write his first digital book for Amazon Kindle. He has a small, but productive, wildlife garden fitted with a gardenature camera to record day to day events - from a fox drinking at the pond to a wood mouse cheekily taking grated cheese set out for young robins (right under their beaks) to spawning frogs splashing and croaking in the pond.

Wildlife Kate

Based in semi rural Staffordshire 'Kate MacRae' has a background in teaching and has always been a  keen Wildlife Photographer. Visit her website to see how her passion for wildlife has unfolded into an impressive story of discovery as she shares her everyday wildlife experiences in glorious illustration. Kate has provided Gardenature with some of the footage and images used on this website.

The Hideout House Company

The Hideout House Company specialise in creating unique and innovative products for schools with an emphasis on outdoor learning. Their comprehensive range includes outdoor classrooms, eco classrooms, shelters, natural play areas and outdoor play equipment made out of 100% recycled plastic.

The Barn Owl Conservation Network BOCN

The BOCN is a network of specialist voluntary advisers, working to help this beautiful species by promoting a nationwide habitat creation scheme along with the installation of owl nest boxes.

Aylesbury Peregrine Project

Here we have two live cameras trained onto a Peregrine platform at the top of the Bucks County Council Tower. Apart from our cameras you can also see the Peregrines from several places in Aylesbury Town Centre.  Market Square and outside the Waterside Theater are the best viewing areas.

See Nature

Gardenature bird box camera systems are being used for a large project that is currently supporting Schools across the south of England.

See Nature brings together the best of online live high resolution video broadcasting over broadband with curriculum support, to encourage teachers and their pupils to engage in learning about nature at first hand. Take a look at how well this project is doing by following this link to the See Nature website.

AV Security Solutions

Local to Gardenature is this family run CCTV business who we are very pleased to recommend for all your security needs.

AV Security Solutions are able to advise, competitively supply and install all types of security systems to both the domestic and business sectors.

Originally established in East London and later moving to Clacton on sea in 2013, AV Solutions continue to offer their services throughout the UK.

Specialists in CCTV systems, Intruder Alarms, Door Entry Systems and Locksmiths.