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How to Attract Blue Tits and Great Tits
These two are the easiest birds to attract and the ones most likely to stay. Sunflower hearts, something to cling to, and a box facing north-east.
Read it · 5 minBest Bird Feeders for Small Birds (and How to Keep the Big Ones Out)
The trick is not a special feeder, it is a four-centimetre gap. Here is what to buy so small birds get the food and starlings do not.
5 min read DIY & Garden WildlifeWhere to Position a Bird Feeder (The Two-Metre Rule)
Most feeder problems are position problems. Height, cover, windows and the two-metre rule that quietly solves squirrels, cats and empty feeders at once.
5 min read Seasonal FeedingAutumn: Getting the Garden Ready for Winter Birds
September is when the work happens. Do these six things now and the hard weather looks after itself.
5 min read Which Feeder for Which FoodPeanut Feeders: What to Know Before You Hang One
Peanuts are one of the best winter foods and one of the easiest to get dangerously wrong. Mesh size, aflatoxin, and the nesting-season rule.
4 min read Bird Food & FeedingWhat to Feed Garden Birds: A Straight Answer
If you only buy one thing, buy sunflower hearts. Here is the honest ranking of everything else, and the short list that does real harm.
4 min read Squirrel & Pest-ProofingHow to Squirrel-Proof Any Bird Feeder (Without Buying a New One)
You almost certainly do not need a new feeder. Five changes, in the order they actually work, using the one you already own.
5 min read Bird Baths & WaterWhere to Place a Bird Bath (and Where Not To)
A bird bath in the wrong place is not just unused, it is dangerous. Here is the siting that gets it used within days, and the two spots to avoid entirely.
5 min read Attracting UK Garden BirdsHow to Attract Robins to Your Garden (and Keep Them)
Robins ignore hanging feeders because they physically cannot use them. Give them an open tray and mealworms and you will have one following your spade within a week.
4 min read Buyer's GuidesBest Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeders UK: What Actually Works
Most squirrel-proof feeders are sold on a promise they cannot keep. Here is what actually holds up in a British garden, and the free fix that beats all of them.
5 min read Squirrel & Pest-ProofingCaged Bird Feeders: Small Birds Only
Caged bird feeders surround the food with a metal guard whose gaps, roughly 25mm wide, let blue tits, finches, sparrows and other small birds through…
4 min read Squirrel & Pest-ProofingRat-Proof Bird Feeders
Bird feeders only attract rats when spilt food sits on the ground overnight. Keep feeding rat proof by fitting a seed catcher tray, using no-mess…
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