Here is a bibliography of interest to anyone who would like to increase their knowledge of wildlife gardening, or even just enjoy a good read about gardening in general. There's also things you might like to do and join in with and thereby get involved in saving our wildlife.
A MUST READ - The NGS Yellow Book 2017! And don't forget to visit... ngs.org.uk
ALSO... Up the Garden Path by Henry Butterfield (You can buy it on the next page!)
How-To Books:
* Any book by Jenny Steel - wildlife-gardening.co.uk * How to Make a Wildlife Garden - Chris Baines. * No Nettles Required - Ken Thompson. * The Wild Garden - Lucy Huntingdon. * Wildlife Gardening - Charlie Ryrie. * Wildlife Friendly Plants - Rosemary Creeser. * Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden - Michael Chinery. * Create a Wildlife Garden - Sharon Amos. * The Natural Garden Handbook - Caroline Foley. * Wildlife Gardening - Rhoda Nottridge. * Creating Small Habitats for Wildlife in Your Garden - Josie Briggs. * The Joy of Wildlife Gardening - Geoffrey Smith. (You'll have to search for this one, but it's worth it!)
Birding Books:
* RSPB Birdfeeder Handbook - Robert Burton. * Gardening for Birdwatchers - BTO * The Garden Birdwatch Book - BTO
Nature Action and Fun Books:
* All the Observer series natural history books you can lay your hands on. * All the I Spy books on natural history you can lay your hands on (great for the kids.) * Any amount of field guides (you can never have too many!)
Enjoyable Garden Reading:
Eleven books from the doyen of garden writing... Beverley Nichols:
(First trilogy.) *Merry Hall. *Sunlight on the Lawn. *Laughter on the Stairs.
(Second trilogy.) *A Thatched Roof. *A Village in a Valley. *Down the Garden Path.
(When he lived in his London house.) *Green Grows the City.
(When he lived in Richmond.) *Garden Open Today. *Garden Open Tomorrow.
Others:
*A Country Woman's Notes - Rosemary Verey.
*The Potting Shed Papers - Charles Elliott. *More Papers From the Potting Shed - Charles Elliott (again.)
Finally, do not miss the start of it all:
*A Natural History of Selbourne - Gilbert White.
Organisations to Join, things to do, and websites to visit!
* Join the British Trust for Ornothology (BTO) and count birds for the Garden Bird Watch. Visit the BTO website at - www.bto.org