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Birds in your Garden

The cover of Birds in your Garden

The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society have once again collaborated with Think Books to bring you this delightful book which tells you about the 60 species of birds most commonly observed in UK gardens.

Each species has a page or more devoted to it, detailing its behaviour and population status, as well as a brief fact-file for each, giving details of how often they are likely to be seen in a garden, how to identify them, a description of their song, nesting habits and what size they are.

For each species, the more unusual facts are gathered in a 'Did you know' section, and for some there are even literary quotes, thus giving an all-round view of our garden birds.

Experts from The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society have contributed supplementary information about some bird species as well as focus articles, for example on water, nesting, and gardening for birds.

This rich source of information, together with fabulous photos, makes this a lovely book to dip into or to refer to at greater length.

Publisher: Think Books
Price: £12.99
ISBN-10: 1845250447
ISBN-13: 978-1845250447
Available in bookshops. You may also be able to get this book via your local Wildlife Trust (find out which is your local Trust at www.wildlifetrusts.org or via RHS bookshops at Wisley, Rosemoor, Hyde Hall and Harlow Carr (see www.rhs.org.uk for details of RHS Gardens).

Wildlife Gardening for Everyone

The cover of Wildlife Gardening

Don't forget, you can still obtain Wildlife Gardening for Everyone ? a general compendium of wildlife gardening information, crammed full of advice from experts throughout The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society. The topics range from how to make your own compost, to the best flowers for attracting insects, to the different types of mammals you may find in your garden.

The book was inspired by the Wild About Gardens website and many of the topics contain questions and comments originally posted on the site.

Wildlife Gardening for Everyone: Your questions answered by the RHS and The Wildlife Trusts
Think Books Publication April 2006
Price: £12.99
ISBN-10: 1845250168
ISBN-13: 978-1845250164
Available in bookshops. You may also be able to get this book via your local Wildlife Trust (find out which is your local Trust at www.wildlifetrusts.org or via RHS bookshops at Wisley, Rosemoor, Hyde Hall and Harlow Carr (see www.rhs.org.uk for details of RHS Gardens).