Hanging Metal Fat Ball Feeders (Set of Four)
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Everything we know about feeding British garden birds, written by people who actually do it. New posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
40 posts published
Helping Birds Through a Cold Snap
A few days of hard frost cost more small birds than an entire mild winter. What to do, in the order it matters.
Read it · 5 minBird Tables vs Hanging Feeders: Which Do You Need?
They are not alternatives — they serve different birds. Which species need which, and why most gardens end up with one of each.
4 min read Bird Food & FeedingFeeder Hygiene: How Often, and What Happens If You Do Not
A feeding station concentrates birds, and that concentrates disease. The routine, the products to avoid, and the signs that mean stop feeding today.
4 min read Squirrel & Pest-ProofingHow to Keep Starlings Off Your Feeders
A flock can strip a feeder in twenty minutes. Here is the cage size that stops them — and a word on why you might not want to exclude them completely.
4 min read Bird Baths & WaterSolar Fountains and Moving Water Baths, Explained
No wiring, no batteries, and the spray follows the sun. What a solar fountain does well, what it will not do, and how to get the most from one.
4 min read DIY & Garden WildlifeCats and Bird Feeders: How to Feed Birds Safely
Cats hunt from cover at ground level. Get the height and the two metres of clear space right and a feeding station stops being worth their time.
9 min read Attracting UK Garden BirdsWhy Aren’t Birds Coming to My Feeder?
A new feeder can genuinely take three weeks. If it has been longer, work down this list — the answer is nearly always in the first four.
4 min read Buyer's GuidesBest No-Mess and Easy-Clean Bird Feeders
One question decides whether a feeder is worth owning: does it come apart? Here is what to look for, and what "no-mess" actually means on a label.
4 min read DIY & Garden WildlifePine Cone Bird Feeders: The Best Twenty-Minute Project
The classic kitchen-table project, done properly. What to use instead of peanut butter, and how to stop it falling apart in the first shower.
5 min read Seasonal FeedingWhen to Put Bird Feeders Out (and When to Take Them Down)
The old advice was winter only. That has changed — here is what to offer through the year, and the one situation where stopping is right.
4 min read Which Feeder for Which FoodSunflower Heart Feeders: Getting the Most From the Best Food
Hearts are the best single food you can buy. Here is the feeder that gets the most out of them, and the two habits that waste half the bag.
4 min read Bird Food & FeedingFoods to Never Feed Garden Birds
A short list worth learning once — what actually harms birds, why, and what to put out instead in each case.
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The eight in-depth guides
Long-form pillars that sit behind everything in the journal.