Make a bird feeder
Make a bird feeder and see who comes to visit your garden.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Chwilio
River bird spotter
Can you tick off any of these?
Clever Corvids!
The crow family is no bunch of feather-brained fools – they’re brilliantly brainy birds!
Daddy longlegs
Flitting about the house in summer, the gangly, brown daddy longlegs is familiar to many of us. They are a valuable food source for many birds.
Wood avens
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…
My garden
Nicolas is a farmer who loves wildlife. Through his passion he has grown a successful bird seed business, and in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts has helped to raise £1 million for…
Fat hen
Fat hen is a persistent 'weed' of fields and gardens, verges and hedgerows. But, like many of our weed species, it is a good food source for birds and insects.
How to clean nestboxes and bird feeders
Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is important to keep bird feeders clean to stop the spread of…
How to make a bird hide
View birds close up by making your own hide.
How to clean bird feeders
Keep bird feeders clean with these simple steps
Make an apple bird feeder
Use this simple guide to make a tasty treat for your garden birds
Creeping thistle
Despite being considered a 'weed' of cultivated ground, the seeds of the Creeping thistle provide an important food source for farmland birds, many of which are declining rapidly.