WILD BIRD Food

Feeding birds helps to maintain their population

Providing your local birds with high-quality bird food can dramatically increase the population of birds in your area. By giving them a stable source of nutrition, you are helping to support them and their need for nutritious food. Having a reliable food source is especially important at times of the year when food is harder to come by and when competition is high.

In the mid-1990s, goldfinches declined, but by 2020 their populations were returning. This population increase mainly comes down to us feeding them and helping them when they need it most. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) put this down to better garden-feeding practices by the public over the last 15 years.

Offering them food increases their chance of survival and assists them during the breeding season and the coldness of winter when there is not as much food around.