Chris Packham's Back Garden Nature Reserve

by David Bellamy (Foreword), Chris Packham (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $3.25

  Many of Britain's plants and animals have come to rely upon gardens as an essential lifeline as their natural habitats come under increasing pressure from human activity and global warming. This comprehensive revised guide explains the best ways to attract wildlife to gardens and encourage it to stay there. Written in a light-hearted yet passionate and authoritative style, the guide challenges popular notions of 'weeds' and 'pests' and invites gardeners to think again about the choices they make. The informative and lively text is complemented by attractive photographs and illustrations and will encourage an interest in the natural world on the doorstep, whether your 'garden' is a rural idyll or urban window box. Chris Packham argues that we have become so spellbound by nature's celebrities - tigers, pandas and their ilk - that we are in danger of overlooking the most exciting species of all: those that we can touch, smell, observe in our own backyard. It is suitable for gardeners and families with an interest in wildlife and conservation, and for viewers of Springwatch and Autumnwatch and other fans of Chris Packham.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $4.47

  A practical guide to attracting wildlife to your home and should be suitable for anybody with an interest in wildlife, conservation, and their garden. As our countryside continues to fold under the plough or vanish beneath concrete, many species have come to rely on our gardens as their lifeline. There is a huge amount that we can do to encourage wildlife into the garden and to manage this humble but vital resource. At the same time, there is a great deal of pleasure to be had from observing the wildlife to be found there. This comprehensive and practical guide allows any reader to transform their own patch into a valuable and enjoyable refuge for a greater range of species than they'd ever imagined.