How to Attract Birds to Your Garden: Foods they like, plants they love, shelter they need

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A practical guide to attracting a range of birds to your outdoor space, with advice, inspiration, and step-by-step projects. Create a flourishing wildlife haven for a wide range of birds. Make a difference to your local birdlife. Help reverse the decline in bird numbers by creating a haven in which they will thrive. It's a win-win. Provide the best shelter, feeding, and nesting opportunities for them and then you can reap the rewards as they sing and entertain. How to Attract Birds to Your Garden shows you how to optimize your outdoor space for birds, providing the food and nesting spaces they need to survive. Discover the best plants to grow for food and shelter, which birdfeeders, feed, and nest boxes to buy and how to make them predator-proof, as well as how to encourage diversity and a broad range species. No need to be an expert gardener already, or to break the bank - many of the most beneficial features can be installed easily and cheaply, and some you can build yourself or upcycle to be eco-friendly.

Dan Rouse is a passionate presenter, wildlife conservationist, and ornithologist from Swansea, Wales. She writes for Bay Magazine Swansea, features frequently on BBC Radio Wales/Radio Cymru, and presents for S4C Hansh.