This garden birdhouse is the kind recommended by RSPB. It’s plain and simple – no perches for predators to rest on, no toxic paints, no metal roofs (can overheat in summer) and free from unnecessary ‘decorations’ which can harm (bright colours can also attract predators). Birds know how to make their own nests, so it’s…
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Which Animal Friends are Nocturnal?
Wild Nights Out is a fun guide on how to conduct safe night walks, to explore the outdoors and all its wonderful nocturnal creatures. Don’t disturb wildlife at night (using torches and lights can confuse birds and other creatures). Note ‘moth trapping’ suggested does not mean actually trapping them (simply a term to attract wild…
Meet the Engineers of the Animal Kingdom!
Beavers are the engineers of the animal kingdom, helping to prevent floods across England and beyond. This common species loves to build dams all day long. And this in turns helps to prevent rivers bursting their banks, so the more beavers we look after, the better for everyone! Excellent swimmers and builders, this book follows the…
Why Pheasant Shooting Causes Floods
Lucy Grossmith Millions of beautiful pheasants are bred each year, simply to be shot on private estates. As well as being unkind, the industry means that many pheasants (who have no road sense) are killed or injured each year by cars, and decimate sand lizard populations (due to being over-bred). In Asia, pheasants roost in…
How to Prevent Forest Wildfires
With climate change, forest fires are now becoming common in England. And not just due to increasing weather, but due to irresponsible behaviour of people dropping cigarette litter and also due to barbecues. Fire lanterns are another hazard (one German zoo fire killed several animals, when one dropped into an enclosure). Artist Ashley Wolff created…