Oxford Urban Wildlife Group sells these
books at events or they can be ordered through Thematic Trails:
http://www.thematic-trails.org/order-form.htm
OXFORD
ECOLOGY, a walk on the wild side Janet Keene.
ISBN 978-0-948444-14-2 Thematic Trails 1988. £2.95
40 pages, 32 illustrations. A
circular walk in central Oxford visits a variety of habitats demonstrating
how plants and animals can exploit what is seemingly the most unpromising
of environments, a modern city. A final reference section highlights
environmental factors and processes which influence wildlife in towns.
DISCOVERING OXFORD'S GREEN
PLACES
Susan
Antrobus and Janet Keene.
ISBN 978-0-948444-21-0 Thematic
Trails 1991-2002. £2.95
44
pages. 65 illustrations.
A
guide to Oxford City’s hidden countryside including walks around six
green sites where nature thrives in an urban setting. The guide draws
attention to the diverse wildlife to be found within the city’s
boundary. Green sites visited include: Grandpont,
Holywell Cemetery, Chilswell Valley, Rock Edge, Lye Valley and
Spindleberry Park.
Gardening with Nature (Jenny Steel)
GARDENING
FOR WILDLIFE Jenny
Steel.
Webbs
Barn Designs 2001. A5. 28 pages. £3.00
How
to make your garden wildlife friendly.
WILDFLOWERS
FOR GARDENS Jenny Steel
Webbs
Barn Designs 2001. A5. 28 pages. £3.00
A descriptive list of over 140 wildflowers to attract wildlife to your
garden. COTTAGE
GARDENS Jenny Steel
Webbs Barns Designs 2001. A5. 28 pages. £3.00
A descriptive list of useful plants to attract wildlife, including
butterflies, to your garden. MEADOWS
AND CORNFIELDS Jenny Steel
ISBN
978-0-9541116-0-1 Webbs Barn Designs
2001. £3.50
A5.
25 pages. 20 colour illustrations.
How to create and maintain a meadow or cornfield to attract wildlife to your
garden.
WILDLIFE
PONDS Jenny Steel
ISBN
978-0-9541116-1-8 Webb Barns Designs
2002. £3.50
A5.
32 pages. 17 colour photos.
How
to create a natural looking pond to attract wildlife to your garden.
BUTTERFLY
GARDENING Jenny Steel
ISBN
978-0-9541116-2-5 Webbs Barn Designs 2003. A5.
28 pages, 12 colour
illustrations. £3.50
How to encourage butterflies to visit and breed in your
garden; Garden butterflies & their life cycle; Nectar plants; larval food
plants; the winter garden.
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A
WILDLIFE GARDEN Jenny Steel.
Webbs Barn Designs 2003 A5. 40
pages 29 illustrations. £3.00
From the
personal experience of developing a two-acre plot over a period of ten
years, Jenny of Kingston Bagpuize gives a flavour of a year in the life of
what has become a very remarkable wildlife garden.
NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS AND
CLIMBERS Jenny Steel
Webbs Barn Designs 2003
A5. 28 pages, 5 illustrations. £3.00
Jenny lists native trees, shrubs and climbers that are
suitable for garden cultivation, giving information on their height, the
soil conditions which they prefer, whether they have flowers or berries and
most importantly, what wildlife they attract.
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