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RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife: 3rd edition

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    RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife: 3rd edition Authors: , Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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    Pages: 272 Illustrations and other contents: 450+ colour photographs Language: English ISBN: 9781399403245 Categories: , , , , ,

    A comprehensive, single source of information on the plants and animals that live alongside us. This updated edition features new material on climate change, recycling and wild spaces in gardens. This friendly handbook is full of practical advice on attracting wildlife to your garden and encouraging creatures to stick around. A helpful introductory section includes expert tips on green gardening, seasonal planting, how to deal with garden predators and how to get children involved in gardening. A DIY chapter, with a step-by-step guide on creating projects for your garden – from building nest, bat and hedgehog boxes to making your own pond – is also included. From foxes to finches and from lizards to ladybirds, colour photographs illustrate almost 400 garden species, including mammals, birds, insects, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, flowers, trees, shrubs and fungi, while the comprehensive text explains everything you need to cultivate a haven for nature.

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    Nature lovers will find this handbook full of great advice, from seasonal planting through to recycling, with lots of information on climate change, too. * People's Friend * Remarkably comprehensive... This is a great book and one that should be on the shelves of all green-fingered naturalists – whether you’ve a few acres or a window box! -- Steve Willis * British Trust for Ornithology *

    Author Biography

    Peter Holden is the author of the bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds. He held senior positions at the RSPB for over 30 years and is the author of several books. Geoffrey Abbott formerly worked for the RSPB. He now lectures part-time for the Field Studies Council. He is responsible for the book's plants and insects sections.