Look after your feathered friends this winter

We are offering people free advice on what to feed wild birds throughout the winter to improve their survival rates during potentially harsh conditions.

It’s really important that wild birds are fed during the colder months of the year to ensure they survive.

Garden birds eat pests and keep the population of insects down, so it is crucial to look after our feathered friends to keep plants protected from these unwanted bugs.

Food and water need to be put out on a regular basis and in severe weather it’s a good idea to feed birds twice a day.

Birds require high energy, high fat foods during the cold winter weather to maintain their fat reserves so they can survive frosty nights. Fat balls are a great source of nutrition. We are currently stocking packets of six, right the way though to packets of 50.