RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife

Description

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. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Foreword The RSPB Introduction to the Third Edition A Nature Reserve on Your Doorstep Making a Wildlife Garden Boundaries, Borders and Lawns Trees Shrubs Peanuts, Scraps and Slugs Log Piles and Compost Heaps Wildflower Meadows Buildings Water Features Seasonal Management Monthly Guide Predation in the Garden The Green Gardener Wilding Dry Gardens Secret Garden Mammals Birds Reptiles and Amphibians Invertebrates Spiders Insects Butterflies Moths Wild Flowers Garden Plants Trees and Shrubs Fungi and Non-flowering Plants DIY in the Garden Nest Boxes for Birds Bird Tables Hedgehog Boxes Garden Ponds Pond Animals ID Guide Pond Plants ID Guide Insect Homes Bat Boxes Glossary Picture Credits Index