By Daisy Bowie-Sell

Published: Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 12:00 am


Whether you’re a budding David Attenborough, or just excited to know what or who is frequenting your garden, wildlife cameras for the garden will be a source of much intrigue and enjoyment.

Wildlife cameras come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from full blown camouflage, night vision high spec versions, to those where you attach it to a wall, or install it into a bird box and go.

Wondering how to record wildlife in the garden? Using one of the best wildlife cameras for the garden that we’ve picked below, you can set up a nest box and have the camera record all the action from right inside. Another option is to attach the camera to a spot on a tree, or on a structure in the garden and wait to see what happens.

If you’re looking for underwater garden animals such as frogs and other amphibians, there are lots of options for underwater garden wildlife cameras too. Make sure you have a camera that can withstand long periods underwater, and always test the focus and shot before you leave it.

Another tip to ensure the best results for your wildlife camera for the garden is to identify a busy animal highway. If you have an inkling that there’s a specific area in the garden that’s used a lot by a four or two legged friend, then make sure to focus the camera right there. Perhaps you’ve spotted a little burrow, or you have a feeling your compost heap is home to a mouse, chances are your instincts will be right and you’ll be rewarded by lots of photographs of lots of different types of animals.

For more on how to attract wildlife to the garden why not read our piece on how to create a wildlife haven in the garden plus the best trees and shrubs for birds. 

What is the best wildlife camera for the garden?

Wildlife Camera 20MP 1080P Hunting Trail Cameras with Night Vision

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This stealth camera option means that wildlife in your garden is very unlikely to spot this camera and get spooked. This camera has a time lapse feature which means it takes pictures and/or videos at specified intervals automatically which is helpful for when you’re trying to observe cold blooded animals such as snakes, or watching the growing of plants or flowers. The time lapse can be set to anywhere between 1 second and 24 hours. It also has a motion sensor of up to 25 metres and the trail camera also has high res imagery of up to 20 mp. One thing to mention is that you can’t leave some files on the SD card and delete others, you need to delete all of them at the same time.