When gardens are razed and paved, house sparrows suffer

Kate Bradbury spent 18 months turning her back garden into a wildlife haven, but the loss of a buddleia bush in next door’s plot spells trouble for the sparrowsWhere have all the sparrows gone?It’s quiet in the garden today. Normally the air is filled with the sound of chirruping house sparrows, who take it in turns to drink from the pond or squabble over the feeders when they think I’m not looking. They fly over my head quickly and cautiously, their wings a wet dog shaking the