Competition We’re offering Irish Wildlife readers the chance to win one of two fantastic books! Field of Dreams, How we transformed a rural desert into a thriving wildlife garden by Bob Salisbury Having moved back to Tyrone, Bob Salisbury and his wife Rosemary set about building their new home on a 17-acre site. “It 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, the land was barren. This is the inspiring story of how the Salisburys, both enthusiastic gardeners, transformed an unloved rural wasteland into a thriving, renowned wildlife garden, home to hares, owls, hawks, otters, woodcock, bats and many other species that hadn’t been seen for years.
Okani and the Crocodile Queendom illustrations by Kensika Monshengwo and Colette Mpia Akomuni Based on an old African folk tale, this book tells the story of Okani, a little girl who lost her girlfriend’s ring in the river. Forced to go and fetch the ring at the bottom of the river, she finds herself trapped in the crocodile queendom.
To be in with a chance to win one of the above books, just answer the following question: What is the name of the first Bird Hide you come across in the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve? Please send your answer along with your name and address as well as the title of your preferred book to editor@iwt.ie by the 15th January 2020.
Summer ’19 winners: In our summer issue, we gave our readers the chance to win copies of Naturama by Michael Fewer with illustrations by Melissa Doran and See the Wood from the Trees by Marion McGarry & Dermot O’Donovan.
The question asked was: Where in Kerry were the wildflowers photographed by Jessica Hamilton? The answer was: Ballyheigue, Co Kerry The winners were: Ben O’Neill, Waterford City and Hans Kottelaar, Netherlands (Naturama); Enda Hayes, Co Tipperary and Sandra Coleman, Cork City (See the Wood from the Trees).
Congratulations and many thanks to all who entered!
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