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For all wild birds needs

Wild Bird Food

All our wild bird food is available in bags ranging from 500g to 25kg

 

Sunflower Hearts
These are the tasty seed inside husk of the black sunflower seed and give the birds in your garden the energy they need.Most wild birds will love feasting on sunflower hearts.
640 calories per 100g
 
 
Black Sunflower Seeds
The most cost effective way to supply a wide range of wildlife with energy-rich food. We take great care to ensure that premium quality sunflower seeds are selected, which then go through rigorous cleaning processes to remove unwanted 'chaff'.
520 calories per 100g
 
 
Niger Seed
These are oil rich high in protein seeds that little birds struggle to resist, if you serve this it will attract species like goldfinches, siskins, greenfinches and redpolls.This fine seed really needs to be fed from a Nyjer Feeder with a seed tray to prevent waste.
500 calories per 100g
 
 
High Energy Seed
Large numbers number of birds enjoy feasting on high energy seed. We have found that even 'non seed-eating' birds such as Robins,Blackbirds and Thrushes,who generally have difficulty opening the hard outer husks, have been feeding away happily on this seed.
620 calories per 100g
 
 
Fruit Table Mix
This is our exclusive mix of fruits and seeds with a distinct aniseed aroma, this delicious mix is always a favourite for blackbirds and thrushes.
500 calories per 100g
 
Mixed Corn
Our mixed corn is suitable for chickens and ducks, and as we are now being told not to feed the ducks on the park with bread, this is a great alternative.
 
We also stock live and dried mealworms, floating duck and swan food, layers pellets, extra nutritious fat balls, suet pellets and all types of bird feeders and bird tables, many of which are locally made too.

 

Image by AARN GIRI

What they need

Certain species prefer hanging feeders while others like their food on the floor. Likewise, different sizes of food suit different beaks, with tiny finches preferring fine seed while the thrush family favour fat worms.

There are things to avoid, like cooked oats which can solidify around beaks, and loose whole peanuts that can potentially choke chicks if fed whole by unwitting parents.

You should also pay attention to where you provide food so you don't make it too easy for predators to pick off your visitors - positioning your feeding station near trees or bushes allows the birds to seek cover once they have some food.

 

Image by Nancy Hann

Nesting Boxes

There are so many different nest boxes available to buy, below are a few tips to help you get the right box for you and where is the best place for your box to go.
Nest Boxes with a hole:-
The best place to site a bird box with a hole is 2-4 meters from the ground either on a wall or tree.
The size of the hole will attract different birds:-
25mm will attract birds like Blue Tits, Coal Tits or Marsh Tits
32mm will attract birds like Pied Flycatchers, Great Tits, Nuthatches and Tree Sparrows

Open fronted nest boxes:-
The best place to site an open fronted bird box is low down under 2m hidden in vegetation but be careful the predators can't reach them either.
Open fronted nest boxes will attract birds' like Robins, Wrens & Spotted Flycatchers.

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