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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.
45 posts published
Where to Site a Feeder So Squirrels Can’t Jump to It
Two metres across, more coming down. Here is how to actually survey your garden for launch points — and the seasonal change that quietly undoes your work.
Read it · 4 minKeeping Bird Bath Water Unfrozen in Winter
What actually keeps a bath open in a frost, what merely delays it, and the three additives that do real harm.
5 min read Attracting UK Garden BirdsUK Garden Bird ID: Fifteen Birds You’ll Actually See
Not a field guide to Britain — a field guide to your garden. Fifteen birds, and the one detail that tells each apart from its lookalike.
4 min read Buyer's GuidesFeeder, Food and Pole: The Complete Starter Setup
Starting from nothing? Here is exactly what to buy, in order, and the three things worth adding once the first birds arrive.
4 min read DIY & Garden WildlifeBird Feeding FAQ: Twenty Quick Answers
The questions we actually get asked, answered briefly. Including the two or three where the honest answer is not the popular one.
4 min read Seasonal FeedingHelping 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.
5 min read Which Feeder for Which FoodBird 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.
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The eight in-depth guides
Long-form pillars that sit behind everything in the journal.