Feeding Garden Birds in Summer – A Little Advice from Laverock Hall We’ve had quite a few of you asking about the latest guidance from the RSPB on feeding birds during the summer months, so we thought we’d clear a few things up. First of all—there’s no need to worry. The RSPB aren’t saying we should stop feeding birds altogether. In fact, their advice is very much in line with what we’ve always recommended here at Laverock Hall. Much of it is common sense, with a few helpful reminders that are worth keeping in mind. One of the key points is not to overload feeders or bird tables. Putting out too much food can lead to waste, encourage disease, and sometimes attract unwanted visitors (you know the furry kind!). It’s usually best to offer just enough food for the day so it stays fresh and appealing for the birds. With our lovely British...

Wheat Free/No Wheat Wild Bird Food This is one of our most popular wild bird foods, mainly because all the seeds contained in this food are suitable for most of smaller birds that you will see in your garden, and hopefully attract to your feeder. Its loved by blue tits, robins, goldfinches, thrushes, blackbirds and many more (well those are the birds we see eating it in our garden on a regular basis!) Wheat is in lots of cheaper wild bird foods you will see in Budget supermarkets or the Cheaper stores, its primarily used as a filler as it is the cheapest ingredient in most wild bird foods ,although some of the ones I investigated (yes we do look at what competitors are up to!) contain 95% wheat.  Some birds will eat wheat and love to do so, including pheasants and pigeons, but they leave a mess and then the...