RSPB Gardening for Wildlife

Adrian Thomas's highly attractive book will inspire all those who pick it up to turn their gardens into wildlife sanctuaries. * Sunday Express * An excellent book that brings together a lot of information in one place, challenges preconceived wisdom and manages to be informative and entertaining. It's possibly the most definitive work on the subject in recent years. * Garden Illustrated * Written in a friendly tone, RSPB Gardening for Wildlife offers a huge amount of information...It will help you make the most of what you've got in your backyard. * BBC Wildlife * ...stuffed with hundreds of colour photos and shows how wildlife gardening can fit any garden (and any gardener!) * The Lady * A practical and contemporary look at how to embrace the little pockets of wildlife that exist in every garden, this book teaches you how to create habitats for all manner of butterflies, bees and other creatures. * BBC Countryfile * Gardening for Wildlife is the crucial companion to novices and expert gardeners alike. -- Emily Peagram * Grow Your Own *

Adrian Thomas is a lifelong birdwatcher and naturalist, and has worked at the RSPB for fifteen years in a wide variety of roles. After contributing for many years to BirdWatching magazine, his writing now also regularly features in Natures Home and Garden Answers, and has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement.

Foreword Gardening for Wildlife Why Everyone Should Garden for Wildlife Myth-busting So What Is Gardening for Wildlife, Then? How Wildlife Sees Gardens Gardening for Wildlife at a Glance The Right Home for the Right Species Gardening for Birds Gardening for Butterflies Gardening for Mammals Gardening for Reptiles and Amphibians Gardening for Bees Gardening for Dragonflies and Damselflies Gardening for Moths Gardening for Creepy-crawlies Gardening for Primitive Plants and Fungi Creating Different Habitats Making a Woodland Home Making a Scrubland Home Making a Wildflower-meadow Home Making a Heathland Home Making a Cornfield Home Making a Wetland Home Making a Hot-rot Home Gardening for Wildlife in a Big Garden Gardening for Wildlife in a Small Garden Balcony Gardening for Wildlife Low-maintenance Gardening for Wildlife Gardening for Wildlife in the Function Zone Gardening for Wildlife in the Leisure Zone Gardening for Wildlife in the Production Zone Gardening for Wildlife in the Aesthetic Zone Gardening for the Planet The Top 400 Garden Plants for Wildlife Gardening for Wildlife Calendar Measuring Success Acknowledgements Recommended reading Index Photo credits The RSPB