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Field of dreams : how we transformed a rural desert into a thriving wildlife garden

Title
Field of dreams : how we transformed a rural desert into a thriving wildlife garden / Bob Salisbury.
Author
Salisbury, Robert, Sir
Publication
Newtownards : Blackstaff Press, 2018.

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Description
186 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates; 22 cm
Summary
"When Bob Salisbury and his wife Rosemary were nearing retirement, they moved back to County Tyrone from Nottinghamshire, bought a fifteen-acre site and started to build a house. Ìt was when we first spent time on the land we now owned that Rosemary asked whether I noticed anything odd. Eventually I gave up. There is no birdsong, she said. In terms of wildlife this land is barren. She was absolutely right.' This is the inspiring story of how the Salisburys - both enthusiastic but amateur gardeners - transformed an unloved rural wasteland into a thriving, renowned wildlife garden - home to lapwings, hares, yellowhammers, otters, woodcocks, bats and many other species that hadn't been seen in the area for years. 'The Field of Dreams' celebrates the Irish countryside and its wildlife with great warmth, humour and lightness of touch - and is a book that reminds us of the profound importance of maintaining a connection to the land."--
Subject
  • Salisbury, Robert, Sir > Homes and haunts
  • Salisbury, Rosemary > Homes and haunts
  • 1900-1999
  • Gardening to attract wildlife > Northern Ireland
  • Gardens > Northern Ireland > Design
  • Garden ecology > Northern Ireland
  • Country life > Northern Ireland > Tyrone
  • Animals > Northern Ireland > Tyrone
  • Animals
  • Country life
  • Garden ecology
  • Gardening to attract wildlife
  • Gardens > Design
  • Homes
  • Manners and customs
  • Tyrone (Northern Ireland) > Social life and customs > 20th century
  • Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland > Tyrone
Call Number
JFD 19-805
ISBN
  • 1780731728
  • 9781780731728
LCCN
2018438607
OCLC
1019653478
Author
Salisbury, Robert, Sir, author.
Title
Field of dreams : how we transformed a rural desert into a thriving wildlife garden / Bob Salisbury.
Publisher
Newtownards : Blackstaff Press, 2018.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
JFD 19-805
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