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Book SynopsisTrade Review"BirdWatching Magazine Book of the Month"
"A fascinating and inspiring account of the incredible diversity of life to be found in a single garden. Lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs."
---Dave Goulson"Beautifully written, with stunning pictures and information on species and the range of fauna they help to maintain, Paul Sterry’s book is indispensable." * Plantlife *
"Sterry’s astounding, well-captioned and numerous photographs enhance his beautifully designed book's other role as a comprehensive scientific manual on practical biodiversity gardening, for every one."
---Joanne O’Brien, Geographical"This book is nothing less than a call to arms which puts wildlife firmly centre stage."
---Brett Westwood, British Wildlife Magazine"Clearly a book borne from great passion – a real labour of love."
---Matt Phelps, Birdwatch Magazine"A great book for the gardener who wants to create a sustainable home for a wide range of wildlife."
---John Miles, Birdwatching"A superb book every self-respecting gardener should possess." * English Garden Magazine *
"[This book] it encourages readers to understand the ecological complexity of the environment, while exploring ways to do good. . . . The book offers a systematic approach to understanding the fundamentals and subtleties of what makes our valuable green spaces tick. It is a meaty, comprehensive guide to biodiversity and one of those books that you’ll find you’re referring to time and time again."
---Lee Senior, Towpath Talk"[May] be the most important work [Paul Sterry] has ever written."
---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds"I love Paul’s honesty and passion for nature, and this book has gone straight into my top 5 – maybe top 3 – books for wildlife gardening."
---Sarah Wilson, Roots and All"If you read and inwardly digest [the book’s] messages then you will emerge as a better gardener for wildlife, a better observer and recorder of wildlife and better informed about why things are as they are in the wider countryside. The book is well written and beautifully illustrated."
---Mark Avery, Mark Avery Blog"Sterry is worth reading for a fresh take on almost every aspect of wildlife gardening. . . . His book is the perfect guide to whatever turns up . . . a comprehensive guide to all the wildlife that you might encounter in your garden, accompanied by the author’s own excellent photographs."
---Ken Thompson, Professional Gardeners' Guild Magazine"Although this book is set in Europe, its relevance is global. . . . I absolutely guarantee you will learn an amazing amount from this well designed, informative and lavishly illustrated book."
---Geoff Carpentier, North Durham Nature Newsletter