15% off all bird baths & water dishes!

Use Discount Code BATHTIME15 at checkout

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! )

Fallen Leaf Bird Bath

Only £19.50 with the discount code!

BUY HERE >>>

Anywhere Bird Bath

Only £13.55 with the discount code!

BUY HERE >>>

Vesi Blue Hanging Water Dish

Only £14.40 with the discount code!

BUY HERE >>>

National Trust Vierno Tajine Water Dish

Only £8.49 with the discount code!

BUY HERE >>>

AnyPlace™ Bird Bath

Only £33.99 with the discount code!

BUY HERE >>>

Great News!

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 >>>

More Good News!

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).

High Energy Fledgling Mix™  SAVE 15%

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

SAVE 15% HERE >>>

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.

Order Your Free Catalogue Here

Our New Paper Sacks Have Arrived!

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

Very shortly there will be lots of hungry mouths to feed - so be ready for the youngsters!‌   

This is the time of year when garden bird numbers start to climb as fledglings appear en-masse. This is also the most critical time of year to offer high quality, easily digestible food, especially if the weather is cold and the insect population is low. 

That is because if you feed more youngsters now - you will have more adults all year - it is a simple fact!

Here are some ideas for you to help fill those hungry beaks over the next few months!

High Energy Fledgling Mix™

Our High Energy Fledgling Mix™ is our mini-bite seed mix for fledglings with little beaks. So make sure you stock up ahead of a really busy time for garden birds and their families.

• Loved by Sparrows!
  
  
• Mini bites make easy feeding
  
  
• It is highly digestible
  
  
• Ultra High Energy
  
  
• No Mess Mix - everything will be eaten
  
  
• It's homemade by us 
  
  
• It tastes delicious!

PLUS FAST, FREE DELIVERY WITH EVERY SACK!

Buy Fledgling Mix Here >>

Mini Suet Pellets

Order This Week and SAVE 10%*

Delicious bite-size Mini Suet Pellets for little beaks

• Peanut flavour with a hint of berry
  
  
• With added calcium for developing bones
  
  
• High fat releases immediate energy
  
  
• Soft consistency means easily digestible
  
  
• Free Delivery

From £8.95 with Fast Free Delivery!

( * Offer Ends 31st March 2025 )

SAVE 10% when you buy Mini Suet Pellets this week >>

Live Mealworms 

Live Mealworms are a great source of protein and water for young chicks!

Read my vet page on feeding live mealworms; it's easy to do and hugely beneficial to many families.

Our mealworms are British Born and Bred!

From only £14.65

Order the Wrigglers here  >>>>

Many thanks for your business

Enjoy Your Birds!

Very best wishes,

Lesley

Use discount code GARDENSHOP20 to get 20% Off Everything in our Garden Shop‌  

Treat Your Mum to something special with our great selection of Mother's Day Gifts!

Charcoal                                            Stone

 These stylish 'feed the birds' storage tins and accompanying FREE 2kg of our new Tidy Garden Crunch™ seed mix. Practical and Delicious! There is a choice of 2 colours.

Going like hotcakes this year so be quick before they are all gone!

We can include a lovely hand -written card with all Mother's Day gifts. Just tell us what message you would like to send and we will do the rest! 

SAVE £8. NOW ONLY £29.90 ( RRP £37.90 )

SAVE £8 HERE >>>>

SAVE £15 when you buy one of our Mum's Gardener's Bundles! Practical and stylish, the bundle includes Sophie Conran gardening gloves and Kent and Stowe trowel and fork. Choice of navy or grey gloves.

PLUS a lovely hand written card. 

SAVE £15 on this great bundle!  NOW ONLY £19.95 ( RRP £34.95)

SAVE £15 HERE >>>>

A Cute Gift .... for your Mum and her Robins!

"I Love Robins" Ceramic Dish with a FREE 1kg of Deluxe Robin Crumble™ ( well - an empty dish is no fun! ) 

ONLY £14.95 ( plus a hand-written card if you tell us what you would like to say )

Find It Here! >>>

SAVE 20% on everything in our Garden Shop Collection 

( it's not just gardening things! ) 

Just Enter Code GARDENSHOP20 at checkout to make your savings!

With very best wishes,

Enjoy Your Birds!

Lesley

It's Cold, Windy and Wet Out There!

January is proving to be a really tricky month for garden birds as high winds and heavy rain make feeding a challenge. Time at feeders is reduced because, quite simply it is difficult to hang on when branches and feeding stations are being constantly buffeted. So to help your garden birds out, try to relocate feeders , where you can, to more sheltered areas of your garden; perhaps in the lea of a garden hedge or bush.

In terms of feeding, offer them the highest quality and highest energy foods - that will help them to maintain their calorie intake during the reduced time they are able to feed. Check out our Winter Warmer Range of bird foods - all of which have the highest calorie content so desperately needed at this time of year. Just look out for our Winter Warmer Logos!

Shop Warming Suet Blocks Here 

And of course, whilst the days are starting to lengthen, they are still very short in January - contributing to the significant challenge for garden birds.

The third thing you can do is put up some nest boxes or place a few nesting pouches or pockets which will act as a simple shelter to high winds and driving rain. These are an effective and cheap way to provide more shelter.

National Nest Box Week  14th-21st February 

National Nest Box Week takes place every February (starting on Valentine's Day) and heralds the start of the breeding season. With all this bad weather we are currently experiencing, it seems unlikely that garden birds will be considering romance, but you will begin to hear more birdsong in your gardens, as many species will start to establish their territory and attract potential mates to nest. Every year our family business gets behind the initiative which was started by the British Trust for Ornithology ( BTO ) and we will be offering a range of nest boxes to help support romance and true love! More about this in my next newsletter.

Look after your birds.

With best wishes from me and  the A Team  (that's these guys! ) here on the farm!

Lesley

Clarkson’s Farm is a British TV series that follows former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run a 1,000-acre farm near Chipping Norton in West Oxfordshire. The first series launched in June 2021 and was a surprise hit on Amazon Prime, attracting more than 7.6 million viewers in its first 28 days.

But has this show’s huge popularity helped or hindered the British farm community? Read on to find out what the team here at Street End Farm reckon…

About Clarkson’s Farm

Jeremy Clarkson bought what is now named ‘Diddly Squat Farm’ back in 2008, but he only began working on the farm himself in 2021 after the farmer who had been running it on his behalf retired.

Clarkson, who had no prior farming experience, relied on the help of several local farm workers—particularly Kaleb Cooper, a 21-year-old farmer from Chipping Norton, and Charlie Ireland, a professional agronomist and land agent.

In each instalment of the TV show, Clarkson and his team are faced with a variety of challenges including the worst farming weather in decades, unresponsive crops, unruly animals, and of course an unexpected pandemic.

How Has the Show Been Received?

Fairly well! Despite initial scepticism from UK farmers that Clarkson would use the farming industry as a way to get extra laughs and extra money in his pocket, many in the farming industry have been pleasantly surprised with the show’s content.

It is the general consensus that Clarkson and his team have been successful in shedding light on a lot of the tough issues faced by farmers in the UK at the moment, such as poor mental health from long days of isolation out on the tractors, unpredictable weather as a result of climate change, the loss of farming subsidies, and so much more!

Those in rural communities have been glued to the programme because of its excellent representation of so many of these complex issues that farmers wrestle with in their everyday working lives. Star of the show Kaleb has also inspired many young people to join Young Farmers' Clubs, sparking interest and involvement with farming which is exactly what the industry needs.

Farmer and author James Rebanks has even been quoted as saying that Clarkson has “done more for farmers in one series of Clarkson’s Farm than Countryfile achieved in 30 years” and we’re inclined to agree!

Still, as great as the show is at bringing farming into people’s homes, it should be remembered that Clarkson’s experience is not a perfect reflection of the average farmer’s reality. He reportedly has a £48 million buffer to soften any costly mistakes he makes, and whether he succeeds or fails on the farm, we’re sure his other very many revenue streams, (including a newly opened pub! ) will help him fund the farm. 

Overall, though, it’s a thumbs-up from the Really Wild Bird Food team. The show has drawn huge audiences around the country, so much so that it is on track to release a fourth season in the coming months. We at Street End Farm will definitely be tuning in to see what Clarkson gets up to next!

About Our Farm

Despite the wet weather in October, we managed to get our winter wheat drilled and we are still delighted with the performance of our new drill. This year we are trying a new wheat variety called 'Bamford' which is a soft milling wheat. If it grows the way we would like it to, and it meets the spec next harvest, it will go off to Spain for Spanish bread making. So much, however, will depend on the weather at harvest time. The other wheats we have planted are Grade 1 and 2 hard wheats, and these will stay in the UK for bread making if we get the quality. So many outcomes are determined by the weather!

We finally have our new grain store up. The wet weather delayed the start of the project, but it is now done! The whole barn was erected in 10 days by only 2 chaps working together. It was quite incredible to witness. All elements of the barn arrived pre-made and the guys used state of the art cherry-pickers to manoeuvre all the components into place. It was very impressive.

This new addition will allow us to store a lot more grain on the farm (approx. 14,000 tonnes). This will ultimately save us a lot of money, since much of our wheat and barley currently has to go to a central store which incurs significant transport and storage charges. There are also hefty charges for looking after the grain—things like drying charges and even cooling charges on hot summer days! So it makes financial sense to be able to do it ourselves.

Stage 2 for us is to complete the barn so that it's ready for harvest 2025. We still have to put down concrete, install doors and electricity for grain drying, all of which are significant costs—but we are committed now!

10% off winter warmers!

Stock up on these feeds to help your birds cope with the cold weather. We're currently offering a 10% DISCOUNT on all of these products—but that offer ends at midnight on Saturday 14th December, so be quick!

Christmas Crumble™

The robin's favourite!

A super high-energy seed mix with delicious suet and crunchy mealworms. Christmas Crumble™ is a delicious, festive choice that's sure to be appreciated when the weather is chilly.

BUY NOW & SAVE 10%

Tidy Garden Suet Boost™

Supreme food for winter!

Tidy Garden Suet Boost™ is a high-energy seed mix with added suet. A really good choice for this cold weather!

BUY NOW & SAVE 10%

Classic Peanuts

Wholesome, high-quality peanuts for wild birds.

Our Classic Peanuts have a really high oil content, which adds calories and helps garden birds to fend off the cold.

BUY NOW & SAVE 10%

Insect Suet Pellets

Delicious insect-flavoured suet in bite-sized nibbles!

These high-energy Insect Suet Pellets will stay soft and digestible even during the coldest of days.

BUY NOW & SAVE 10%

Christmas gifts

Here at Really Wild Bird Food, we stock a fab variety of Christmas presents for bird lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. Click the link below to have a browse!

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR BIRD LOVERS

And of course, what could be a nicer gift than some gift vouchers to spend with us this winter?

Christmas in our house certainly won't be relaxing this year, because we have a new family member.

Meet Liza! She is now 10 weeks old and and a bundle of trouble. I am not sure how wise it will be to put up a Christmas tree...we may have to go bauble and tinsel free.

Enjoy your birds, and don't forget to make the most of our winter warmer savings—on offer until 14th December.

With very best wishes,
Lesley (and Liza!)