Hi i'm a newie

Hatty Hedgehog · #1 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:15 PM

Hello all

since moving to a new house in Wiltshire 2 years ago, i've really got into wild life,

We have a big garden and i have been feeding the bird and really getting into watching them, also got a fab bird bath for xmas, been frozen for days

keep melting it but still no birds have used it,

also had hedgehog, so have made a sleeping place for them but no sign yet, most should be asleep now but if any need a bed its there,

want to get a bird book that i can tick off the ones i see each day, is there such a book ?

my fav is a group of long tails tits that we see may be once a month, they fly in making lots of noise, jump about in the hedges and then their off.

this year i want to make the garden as wild life friendly as poss, hence why i've joined to pick all your brains

Hatty

Dogghound · #2 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:23 PM

Hi hatty Welcome to WAB. Sounds like a great garden. There are plenty of bird books like that. Just look in any bookstore like WH Smith or Waterstones. Im sure some of the birders on here will recomend you some.

tameblackbirds · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:33 PM

hello hatty lots of help when you need it here, enjoy and learn

Jez · #4 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:38 PM

Hi Hatty

Wishing you a warm welcome to WAB.

Plenty of wildlife gardeners amongst us here, so come and join in!

Hatty Hedgehog · #5 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 08:51 PM

Cheers guys

always winged it with gardening but want to learn more and make it my little piece of heaven.

got a greenhouse last summer and did grow stuff, have a raised bed, learnt alot trail and error so will do better this year, even made a little pond the other day for wildlife.

Hatty

Jez · #6 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatty Hedgehog

Cheers guys

always winged it with gardening but want to learn more and make it my little piece of heaven.

got a greenhouse last summer and did grow stuff, have a raised bed, learnt alot trail and error so will do better this year, even made a little pond the other day for wildlife.

Hatty

Glad to read you have the itch!!