Last weekend was our Big Black Friday Give Back. We donated 10% of all the money you spent with us to animal charities. You told us which charities to donate to, and for our wild bird charity, you chose Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital. This week we’re going to share a bit about the work they do and how your nominations and donation will help.
This is a question we often get from new bird table owners. What is best to put on your bird table to attract a good range of birds? What will the birds like best? What will be most helpful for them, and what should you avoid putting on the bird table?
If you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet now is the time. If you’re shopping for a garden bird enthusiast, then we could have just the thing for you. Read on for our round-up of the best festive gifts for garden bird enthusiasts
One of our most popular garden birds, the robin is always a welcome visitor, especially in winter when his red breast brightens up the scene. The feisty little robin copes with the British winter. But it can be a struggle. When temperatures fall below freezing, the robin can lose up to 10% of his body weight in just one night.
With autumn here and winter on the way, the ground will soon be too hard for worm digging and insects are getting scarce. Berries are a vital source of food for birds in autumn and winter. As well as a bright spark of colour for us to look at in a dull garden too. So This week we are taking a look at which shrubs have the best berries for birds.
Bird tables have been around since the 1800s. And people have been putting food out on the ground for birds in their gardens for hundreds of years. And now we have a bewildering choice of bird feeders too. You might be asking yourself why we need bird feeders? Won’t a table or the ground do?
If you have been successful in attracting lots of birds to your bird table, you will find it gets grubby pretty quickly and will need regular cleaning to keep it looking and smelling good and prevent the spread of diseases. Here’s our guide to keeping your bird table clean, hygienic and in top condition.
When you start to garden for wildlife, and put out food and water for the birds, you will start to notice a huge range of different feather visitors coming to your garden. But who is who? Is that little brown job a sparrow or a dunnock?
Ornithologists will tell you that providing fresh water for birds is probably more important than providing food. It can attract a broader range of species to your garden and will certainly provide you with plenty of entertainment. Getting the position of your birdbath right will have a significant impact on how much use the birds … Read more
Positioning your bird table correctly can have a massive impact on how much the birds use it, and how much you enjoy it. So it’s important to take some time to get it right.. You will be surprised at how many different factors there are to consider. Let’s take a look.
High winds wreak havoc in the garden, and there is nothing worse than looking out of the window to see your bird table on the floor. For starters its a fag to keep having to pick it up. And eventually, if it keeps falling over, it’s going to get damaged.
Pigeons are birds, right? So if we want to feed garden birds shouldn’t we be happy to feed pigeons too? Hmm, well maybe, up to a point. But if you’ve ever become popular with your local pigeon population, you will know that there comes a moment when you just think “Enough Now!” If you’ve reached that point, then read on
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