The Wildlife-friendly Garden

The Wildlife-friendly Garden
Michael Chinery

Full of helpful expert advice and many practical projects, this ebook edition of the successful hardback is a fascinating illustrated guide to encouraging wildlife into your garden, whether you live in the town or the country.Our gardens have become an important nature conservation area for animals, insects and plants, especially as many natural habitats are being destroyed. With the help of this practical and inspiring book, you can create not only a fascinating miniature nature reserve but also an attractive garden.Contents include:• The Garden Habitat – introducing wildlife-friendly features• Garden Mammals – attracting, feeding and caring for mammals• Garden Birds – the variety of birds you can attract to your garden and tips on how to care for them• Garden Amphibians and Reptiles – encouraging these species and their role as pest destroyersProjects and special features include:– Creating a wildflower meadow or wildlife pond– Looking after injured, baby and hibernating hedgehogs– Making a bat roost or bat box, and siting it– Making a compost heapThis popular title will inspire adults and children to transform their garden into a wildlife-friendly haven.

Contents

Cover (#u4b771f54-dbcd-54c7-b28c-a5d1be0746d4)

Title Page (#ucd840f0e-1cc5-5ff4-9b9f-98014cf01360)

The Garden Habitat (#ulink_f9a93578-1e63-5870-b040-65400e4f008e)

Garden diversity (#ulink_bba60c44-980e-5f00-b03f-36a098fbcaf6)

Wildlife-friendly gardens (#ulink_c58e439f-7be9-53b6-98cd-98e5feff6e0e)

Planning your garden (#ulink_eb64c6de-e664-5e57-80e3-36eeaa6a4771)

A wildlife meadow (#ulink_f0442fba-3e11-5bb9-a033-964e33abdbfe)

The garden hedge (#ulink_ee3b5005-e115-5803-9777-6cf1ba6803e8)

Wildlife walls (#ulink_3aaefe8a-ff44-5bf6-96b0-49de02be8149)

The garden pond (#ulink_b925b957-dbda-5223-b5c9-e7ca5db73770)

A log garden (#litres_trial_promo)

Under your feet (#litres_trial_promo)

The compost heap (#litres_trial_promo)

Garden Mammals (#litres_trial_promo)

Reading the signs (#litres_trial_promo)

Hedgehogs (#litres_trial_promo)

Rodents (#litres_trial_promo)

Deer (#litres_trial_promo)

Foxes (#litres_trial_promo)

Badgers (#litres_trial_promo)

Bats (#litres_trial_promo)

Garden Birds (#litres_trial_promo)

A beak for the job (#litres_trial_promo)

Food for the birds (#litres_trial_promo)

Plants for birds (#litres_trial_promo)

Familiar garden birds (#litres_trial_promo)

Identifying garden birds (#litres_trial_promo)

Houses for birds (#litres_trial_promo)

Dealing with casualties (#litres_trial_promo)

Reptiles and Amphibians (#litres_trial_promo)

Lizards (#litres_trial_promo)

Snakes (#litres_trial_promo)

Frogs, toads and newts (#litres_trial_promo)

Insects and Other Invertebrates (#litres_trial_promo)

Butterflies (#litres_trial_promo)

Identifying butterflies (#litres_trial_promo)

Garden moths (#litres_trial_promo)

Identifying moths (#litres_trial_promo)

Bees and wasps (#litres_trial_promo)

Dragonflies (#litres_trial_promo)

Ladybirds (#litres_trial_promo)

Spiders (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

Keeping a record (#litres_trial_promo)

Useful information (#litres_trial_promo)

Bibliography (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)