Feeding the birds is a fun and very rewarding activity, but it’s also an important responsibility. Providing bird food means that the health of your local wildlife is in your hands. Don’t worry though – you can help protect these birds by avoiding common bird feeding mistakes.
Below are the top 10 bird feeding mistakes that people tend to make when they start feeding the birds, as well as our expert advice on how to avoid them.
16th – 22nd June 2025 is Pollinator Week!
Pollinator Week 2025 is a celebration and acknowledgement of the vital role that pollinators play in our ecosystems, economies, gardens and farms. These essential and special creatures (including bees, butterflies, moths, bats, beetles and hummingbirds) are the hard-working heroes behind the food we enjoy and the natural beauty of the environment that surrounds us.
By doing simple things like planting for pollinators and providing homes for them in our gardens, we can help to create a world where both nature and people thrive in harmony. It's very easy to do, and we have just made it a little easier by discounting our Nooks & Crannies range of insect houses by 10% AND for every purchase, we will include a FREE pack of Best for Bees wildflower seeds (RRP £6.25).
Scroll down to see some of our Nooks & Crannies insect houses. All prices correct at time of writing.
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Click here to view our full range of Nooks & Crannies products. As with all of our offers, they do get snapped up very quickly and will only apply while stocks last. So do make the most of it!
The weather is baking hot right now! Remember, we're offering 15% off all bird baths until the end of June. Just enter the code BIRDBATH15 at checkout!
Enjoy your birds, bees and butterflies!
With very best wishes,
Lesley
Bumblebee photo from Unsplash
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Drinking water is vitally important for all birds, and during hot summer months, where natural moisture sources, like damp grass and puddles, dry up, it is critical that we provide them ( particularly small seed eating garden birds ) with a plentiful supply of clean drinking water. A well filled bird bath also offers a lovely bathing opportunity; to clean up dusty feathers and of course to cool down on hot days. Getting wet is cooling ( and so much fun! ) and you will be guaranteed more birds in your garden if you offer a clean source of water.
Of course, it doesn't have to be a fancy bird bath, there are lots of simple ways you can put out water. Any kind of shallow baking tray, food storage tray, dog bowl, metal bin lid or plant pot holder placed on the ground will do the trick and having something at ground level will also provide much needed hydration for all sorts of wildlife, particularly hedgehogs, if you are lucky enough to have them in your garden.
We have an excellent range of bird baths and water dishes online. Here are a few ideas.
And don't forget, you can save 15% by using subscriber code BATHTIME15 when you checkout. ( *offer applies while stocks last! )
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1kg Live Mealworms and Mini Mealworms Now Back In Stock!
We are very pleased to say that our 1kg packs of Live Mealworms and Mini Mealworms are now back in stock. We apologise for the disruption to supply.
Order Your Live Mealworms Here >>>
We are delighted to be able to tell you that you are now able to pay for your Really Wild Bird online purchases with Apple Pay and Google Pay!
(We are sorry there were a few initial technical issues - but all good now).
It's fledgling season and there are lots of hungry little beaks to feed!
Saver prices from only £1.72/kg
Make the most of the savings to be made. Offer lasts until 30th June '25
Enjoy Your Birds!
With Best Wishes,
Lesley
As with all things farming (and gardening) the weather has been the biggest talking point for months now. As you may well remember, last year was one of the wettest on record and during the months of March to May '24 we had a whopping 12" of rain, which left us unable to do any landwork. Move on 12 months, and this year has been one of the driest on record with only 2.1" for the same period! So a transition from hideously wet to exceptionally dry.
Our new 2025 catalogue is hot off the press! If you would like us to send you a free copy please click on the link below, OR you can email us at hello@reallywildbirdfood.co.uk OR give us a call on 01489 896785.
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100% Recyclable
The best just got better and we are very pleased to be able to say, that in line with our drive to create an even-more sustainable and eco-friendly business we will be packing our small 2kg and 4kg products in 100% recyclable paper sacks. Great news for the environment! (8kg paper sacks will follow in the future).
The most cost-effective and best way to enjoy a selection of the wonderful foods that we make here on our farm, is to try our Pick'N Mix Selection ( for 4kg sacks) or, for a selection of 2kg delights, visit our MINI Pick'N Mix . Simply select the options you would like and add them to your basket. Then sit back and enjoy the wonderful selection of garden birds which will flock to your feeders; and that's what it's about - enjoyment, both for you and your garden birds.
SAVE UP TO £30 with Pick'N Mix!
Enjoy Your Bank Holiday Weekend!
With Very Best Wishes,
Lesley
It’s currently Hedgehog Awareness Week (4th – 10th May 2025) and this year’s theme is ‘Give Hedgehogs the Edge!’. In this blog, we will explain what that theme means for our spikey friends and discuss other ways you can support them this year.
Plus, at Really Wild Bird Food we are offering 10% OFF all of our hedgehog products this week - simply enter the code HEDGEHOG10 at the checkout to apply your savings!
No Mow May is an annual campaign started in 2019 by conservation charity Plantlife. The campaign encourages people to put down their mowers for the month of May in order to let wildflowers and your local biodiversity flourish.
TODAY ONLY! Save 20% on our High Energy Fledgling Mix™ when you use the code CHORUS20 at checkout. Prices start from just £8.76 (with discount applied). Offer ends at midnight on 30th April – so order now!
There's nothing quite like waking up to the beautiful sound of birdsong, and this Sunday (4th May 2025) is International Dawn Chorus Day.
This time of year is very special for us bird lovers. The cacophony of early-morning birdsong known as the dawn chorus takes place from March to July, with May and June being the peak months to enjoy the wonderful sound. The first songsters of the season tend to be UK resident birds such as robins and great tits, but as the warmer months bring migrants such as blackcaps and chiffchaffs back into our green spaces, the choir starts to take shape and the dawn chorus can be heard in all its glory!
So now is a really good time of year to be up and outside, enjoying it while you can. The best days to choose are those with fine, clear weather and little wind.
These past few weeks of beautiful, still weather have given us the ideal start to each day – a rousing dawn chorus always makes mornings much more enjoyable!
LEARN MORE: Dawn Chorus – Why Birds Sing in the Morning
For TODAY ONLY, you can use the discount code CHORUS20 to save 20% on our High Energy Fledgling Mix™ for young birds.
Click the button below to order your fledgling mix. Don't forget to enter the code CHORUS20 for a 20% discount! (Offer ends at midnight on 30th April.)
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Enjoy your dawn chorus and do let me know which birds have been waking you up in the morning!
With very best wishes,
Lesley
