Book Review: Bring the Wild into Your Garden By Annie Burdick

This is a wonderfully simple book that is ideal for anyone that would like to make positive wildlife-friendly changes in their garden, but doesn’t want to get bogged down in the science of why.

The eight chapters cover: Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Small Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles, Bees and Wasps, Dragonflies and Damselflies, and Minibeasts, before closing with Fungi and Moss.

As you can no doubt tell, this book covers a multitude of different aspects, all of which can be implemented in some way without major expense – all within a 140-page small-format book.

Along with the main text, there are inspirational quotes, and many photographs and illustrations to provide inspiration and, to be honest, pure joy at what can be accomplished with even small changes in a small space.

Wordless Wednesday: Chilean Flamingo

 

Documentary: Intelligent Trees

Intelligent Trees (2016) is a short documentary about the 'Wood Wide Web'.

The film makers talk to experts, such as Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees, one of my current reads. Wohlleben explains how trees within a forest communicate with each other, feed stumps of long lost trees, and even mother their offspring to ready them for a time when they will have the opportunity to take their place at the highest canopy of the woodland.

While this documentary is 5 years old now, it feels like the revelations of forest science discussed, still haven't made it into the mainstream.

At only 45 minutes, this is a quick watch, and therefore not a detailed investigation of woodlands and the science of trees. However, it's an important documentary to watch, particularly for those that have recently become interested in plant science, or trees.

The documentary is available on Amazon Prime, but also on YouTube - I'll embed the documentary below: