Top 10 Things to Do for Garden Birds Over the Christmas Break (UK)
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Top 10 New Year Resolutions for UK Garden Bird Lovers in 2027
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Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe: The Christmas Plants That Feed Winter Birds
The greenery we bring indoors at Christmas is a genuine winter food source for birds. Holly berries feed blackbirds, thrushes and winter visitors; ivy berries ripen in late winter when…
What to Do With Your Real Christmas Tree: Turn It Into Bird Cover
Stake your old real Christmas tree upright next to a feeder and it becomes instant winter cover — dense, evergreen, and exactly what small birds want within a couple of…
Should You Rake Up Leaves? What Autumn Tidying Does to Garden Birds
Clear leaves off lawns, paths and ponds — leave them everywhere else. Leaf litter under hedges and in borders is a winter larder: it shelters the worms, beetles and larvae…
Found a Dead Bird in the Garden? What to Do
Don’t handle it with bare hands. Use gloves or an inverted plastic bag, double-bag it, and put it in household waste or bury it deep away from water. One dead…
Can You Feed Wild Birds If You Keep Chickens?
Yes, but with care. The key is keeping wild birds away from your poultry’s feed, water and run — not stopping feeding altogether. Site feeders as far from the chickens…
Why Are There So Many Pigeons in My Garden?
Pigeons are there for spilled seed on the ground, not the feeder itself. Switch to sunflower hearts (almost no waste), stop ground feeding, clear beneath the feeder, and use a…
Bird Seed Sprouting Under the Feeder: How to Stop It
Switch to sunflower hearts. Cheap mixed seed is padded with wheat, barley and millet that birds reject and that germinates readily — hearts have the husk removed, birds eat virtually…
What Nesting Materials to Leave Out for UK Garden Birds (and What to Avoid)
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