Species in your garden
Which animals can be seen in your garden?
Of course, you can go to a nature or animal park to spot animals. Or... explore in your own garden or balcony! Because there is a lot to discover here, too. From small animals, to birds, insects and plants you've never heard of. Find out what species can be found in Lelystad's gardens.
Discovering species? You don't know what you see! - Discover what is growing, living and flourishing in Lelystad
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Find out what species you see
Have you seen something walking, flying or crawling, but don't know which garden animal you are looking at? Then use the ObsIdentify app. This app recognises plant and animal species. Take a photo and ObsIdentify will tell you what you see.
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Register your species
Do you know which animal or plant it is? Then register this species on lelystad.waarneming.nl. By doing so, you help science and policy!
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Go on a Species Safari
Got the hang of it? Nature is all around you. Also in the neighbourhood. Use the Soortsafari app to discover which plants and animals live in Lelystad.
You will find these visitors in the garden this season
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Great tit
Great tit
Great tits like to nest in the garden. Or they come there for food or shelter. A garden full of birds is very cosy. You might just hear the song of a great tit. Give the great tit a hand in your garden.
How to make your garden suitable for the great tit
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Bumblebees
Bumblebees
These fluffy creatures are super important for nature. Bumblebees provide pollination, allowing us to grow food and plants. You can have some food for bumblebees in your garden all year round by planting the right flowers. A buzzing garden full of life!
5 plants for more bumblebees
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Butterfly
Butterfly
How beautiful they are: butterflies. Do you want as many butterflies in your garden as possible? Nice. Because butterflies are increasingly unable to find food. You can have nectar and food for butterflies in your garden all year round. By planting smartly, you'll be a butterfly friend!
Tips to help the butterfly
Lelystad Species Day
Look for Lelystad species together. The species search day is an activity of the KNNV Lelystad branch in collaboration with IVN Lelystad branch, Landschapsbeheer Flevoland and the manager of the area we are investigating. During the Species Search Day, you can search together for as many different animals and plants as possible. There are workshops and activities for children and adults.
Make a living garden yourself
In 2024, IVN Natuureducatie, together with Lelystad municipality, Centrada and Landschapsbeheer Flevoland, organised a free course morning 'A living garden you make yourself'. Residents of Lelystad could learn how to get more animals into their gardens themselves during an inspiring morning at 4Fusion. In 2025, the course will be available online. The IVN site will keep you informed about the next edition.
Check out the next course morning
In the online knowledge base of Landschapsbeheer Flevoland, you will find lots of information about various local species in Lelystad. Also check our calendar for fun gatherings on specific species.
Species from here
Native plants in your garden attract birds and other animals!
When we talk about 'native plants', we are talking about our wild plants. These are the species that, without human intervention, have been growing in the Netherlands for centuries. IVN Natuureducatie explains why this is important for your garden.
