| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
256 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
RSPB giving nature a home
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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Includes glossary. |
| Contents |
Nature reserve on your doorstep -- Making a wildlife garden -- Boundaries, borders and lawns -- Trees -- Shrubs -- Peanuts, scraps and slug pellets -- Log piles and compost heaps -- Wildflower meadows -- Buildings -- Water features -- Seasonal management -- Monthly guide -- Predation in the garden -- Green gardener -- Secret garden -- Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Invertebrates -- Spiders -- Insects -- Butterflies -- Moths -- Wild flowers -- Garden plants -- Trees and shrubs -- Fungi and non-flowering plants -- Nest boxes for birds -- Bird tables -- Hedgehog boxes -- Garden ponds -- Insect homes -- Bat boxes. |
| Summary |
This friendly handbook is full of practical advice on attracting wildlife to your garden and encouraging creatures to stick around, as well as expert tips on green gardening, seasonal planting and garden predators. Color photographs illustrate hundreds of 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. |
| Subject |
Garden animals -- Great Britain.
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Garden animals -- Great Britain -- Identification.
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Gardening to attract wildlife -- Great Britain.
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Garden ecology -- Great Britain.
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Garden animals. (OCoLC)fst00937788
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Garden ecology. (OCoLC)fst00937804
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Gardening to attract wildlife. (OCoLC)fst00937894
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Genre/Form |
Identification guides. (OCoLC)fst01940354
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| Added Author |
Abbott, Geoffrey, 1942-
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
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| Added Title |
Handbook of garden wildlife |
| ISBN |
9781472930842 |
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1472930843 |
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