A Mini Dry Stone Wall is one idea that I am looking at for my garden as an addition along side a Bug House Hotel to add another place for insects and some plants like lichens to grow on.
Dry stone walls have traditionally been used to edge fields as an alternative to hedgerows and where there may have been an abundance of stone to use where a hedgerow may not have grown. Areas such as the peak district are full of them and the help define the landscape as well as provide shelter for animals and smaller creatures.
A dry stone wall is a work of art by the skilled wallers who have created them, slotting together the stone without any fixing agents such as cement to last the pace of time.
A mini version of a wall that doesnt have to be a buug construction could easily be created in a garden, even if its just some stone that has been piled in a stack with gaps in it.
The ideal for me is a small wall with a bug house hotel on the front of it. This would definately provide a wildlife zone in your garden.
The Wildlife Trust have some information on how to build one at:
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-build-mini-stone-wall-0
I will be visiting my local reclamation yard that sells the type of stone seen in walls when its open to build a mini wall.
Sparrowhawk Bushcraft 
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