"I love Paul’s honesty and passion for nature, and this book has gone straight into my top 5 – maybe top 3 – books for wildlife gardening."---Sarah Wilson, Roots and All

"If you read and inwardly digest [the book’s] messages then you will emerge as a better gardener for wildlife, a better observer and recorder of wildlife and better informed about why things are as they are in the wider countryside. The book is well written and beautifully illustrated."---Mark Avery, Mark Avery Blog

"Sterry is worth reading for a fresh take on almost every aspect of wildlife gardening. . . . His book is the perfect guide to whatever turns up . . . a comprehensive guide to all the wildlife that you might encounter in your garden, accompanied by the author’s own excellent photographs."---Ken Thompson, Professional Gardeners' Guild Magazine

"Although this book is set in Europe, its relevance is global. . . . I absolutely guarantee you will learn an amazing amount from this well designed, informative and lavishly illustrated book."---Geoff Carpentier, North Durham Nature Newsletter

"BirdWatching Magazine Book of the Month"

"A fascinating and inspiring account of the incredible diversity of life to be found in a single garden. Lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs."---Dave Goulson

"Beautifully written, with stunning pictures and information on species and the range of fauna they help to maintain, Paul Sterry’s book is indispensable."

Plantlife

"A great book for the gardener who wants to create a sustainable home for a wide range of wildlife."---John Miles, Birdwatching

"Sterry’s astounding, well-captioned and numerous photographs enhance his beautifully designed book's other role as a comprehensive scientific manual on practical biodiversity gardening, for every one."---Joanne O’Brien, Geographical

"This book is nothing less than a call to arms which puts wildlife firmly centre stage."---Brett Westwood, British Wildlife Magazine

"Clearly a book borne from great passion – a real labour of love."---Matt Phelps, Birdwatch Magazine

"[May] be the most important work [Paul Sterry] has ever written."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds

"A superb book every self-respecting gardener should possess."

English Garden Magazine

"[This book] it encourages readers to understand the ecological complexity of the environment, while exploring ways to do good. . . . The book offers a systematic approach to understanding the fundamentals and subtleties of what makes our valuable green spaces tick. It is a meaty, comprehensive guide to biodiversity and one of those books that you’ll find you’re referring to time and time again."---Lee Senior, Towpath Talk