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Henry Bell Bird Food

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Seasonal Advice

Spring: Help birds feed their young by providing high-protein foods like mealworms and suet. Nesting boxes are essential during this time. Leave areas of the garden wild, with piles of leaves, logs, or compost. These make attractive nests and homes for the invertebrates that hedgehogs like to eat. You can also create an artificial home by placing a piece of board against a wall or buying a purpose-built hedgehog house.

Summer: Dry ground makes it harder for birds to find food. Keep feeders filled with seeds, and consider adding a birdbath for drinking and bathing. Provide a shallow dish of fresh water for all wildlife, especially during dry spells. Make sure to offer food like meaty hedgehog food.

Autumn: Birds are moulting and preparing for winter. Continue feeding them to help them build up energy reserves. Check for hedgehogs before using strimmer’s or mowers, particularly under hedges where they might be resting during the day. If you’re forking over a compost heap, check for nesting hogs first.

Winter: Provide food to help birds survive the colder weather. Regularly clean and refill feeders, and check birdbaths for cracks. Buy a hedgehog home to offer a safer hibernation site away from predators.

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Garden help for Wildlife

Insect Hotels, Houses & Bug Boxes

Bug boxes and insect hotels make ideal shelters for all kinds of insects, from ladybirds, butterflies, lacewings and moths to bees and other pollinators.

Looking for ideas on helping wildlife in your garden?

Gardens contain many micro-habitats which are incredibly important for wildlife and you can make a difference by adding a new feature to your garden.

Here are a few ideas from the team at Bumbles:

  • Introduce a water feature or pond – big or small (even just a buried bucket will do!), or a shallow water bath for birds and other insects.
  • Build an insect hotel – you can buy a ready made bug box or insect hotel from Bumbles or make your own! It’s a fun & easy project providing shelter for beetles, spiders and other insects. Solitary bees use insect hotels by collecting pollen in the tubes, laying their eggs and then covering with more pollen. Once the eggs hatch, the young bees feed on the pollen and then works their way out and fly away.
  • Mow the grass less frequently – once every four weeks in the summer will allow plants like daisies and white clover to flower.
  • Create a wild flower section of the garden – making space for butterflies and boosting pollination production.
  • Plant a wide range of plants and include lots of bee-friendly flowers – use native species if possible. The RHS website has some great suggestions for patio plants for bees.
  • Install a nesting box for bats and birds – put it up high in a sheltered area.
  • Make your own compost – use raw (not cooked) food, it’s great for your soil and will provide a habitat for worms, woodlice and lots of other insects.
  • Leave a gap in the fence – make sure you don’t block the bottom of your fence as this allows wildlife, such as hedgehogs and frogs, to move through and helps link different habitats.
  • Visit The Wildlife Trust’s website for more ideas and inspiration on helping wildlife.
Looking for more ideas on helping wildlife in your garden?

Gardens contain many micro-habitats which are incredibly important for wildlife and you can make a difference by adding a new feature to your garden.

Here are a few ideas from the team at Bumbles:

  • Introduce a water feature or pond – big or small (even just a buried bucket will do!), or a shallow water bath for birds and other insects.
  • Build an insect hotel – you can buy a ready made bug box or insect hotel from Bumbles or make your own! It’s a fun & easy project providing shelter for beetles, spiders and other insects. Solitary bees use insect hotels by collecting pollen in the tubes, laying their eggs and then covering with more pollen. Once the eggs hatch, the young bees feed on the pollen and then works their way out and fly away.
  • Mow the grass less frequently – once every four weeks in the summer will allow plants like daisies and white clover to flower.
  • Create a wild flower section of the garden – making space for butterflies and boosting pollination production.
  • Plant a wide range of plants and include lots of bee-friendly flowers – use native species if possible. The RHS website has some great suggestions for patio plants for bees.
  • Install a nesting box for bats and birds – put it up high in a sheltered area.
  • Make your own compost – use raw (not cooked) food, it’s great for your soil and will provide a habitat for worms, woodlice and lots of other insects.
  • Leave a gap in the fence – make sure you don’t block the bottom of your fence as this allows wildlife, such as hedgehogs and frogs, to move through and helps link different habitats.
  • Visit The Wildlife Trust’s website for more ideas and inspiration on helping wildlife.

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