Bird Food

There is so much enjoyment to be had from feeding the birds in your garden and with it comes responsibility. Garden birds are wild animals, but if you offer bird food daily you can become very attached to the regular visitors to your garden and ‘the’ garden birds soon become your birds.

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  • National Trust Insect Peanut Cake 500ml

    National Trust Insect Peanut Cake 500ml

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    • Nutritious: High energy food for all insect eating birds
    • Supportive: Every purchase contributes to the work of the National Trust
    • Easy To Use: Includes hanging hook
  • See the Differenceâ„¢ Peanut Suet Cake 340g

    See the Differenceâ„¢ Peanut Suet Cake 340g

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    • Ultra high fat content suet blocks with twice the fat of 10 major brands
    • Rich and moist, packed with nutritious ingredients including peanut pieces
    • Full of energy giving calories, making every trip to the bird feeder worth more
  • Flutter Peanut Butter Pods Buggy

    Flutter Peanut Butter Pods Buggy

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    • Nutrient-rich: packed full of peanut and insect protein for bird health
    • Appetising: combined with insects to make it a palatable food choice for birds
    • Finest quality: complete food made with 100% natural ingredients
  • Flutter Butter Pod Refills Mixed

    Flutter Butter Pod Refills Mixed

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    • Environmentally friendly: 85% less plastic than Flutter Butter® Pods
    • Nutritious: packed full of protein and calories for energy
    • Convenient: fits easily into an empty Flutter Butter® Pod
  • Deal Of The Month

    Deal Of The Month

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    Specially selected Monthly Pack contains:

    • 3kg Premium Sunflower Hearts
    • 3kg Ark Premium Wild Bird Food
    • 3kg Ark Ground & Table Mix

    FREE Next Day Delivery

  • Fine Oystershell Grit

    Fine Oystershell Grit

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    • Vital: soluble calcium for healthier eggs, strong bones, and improved digestion
    • Essential: supplement for springtime but beneficial to bird health all year round
    • Grits and soluble calcium: suitable for all wild birds, chickens, and aviary
  • Pinhead Oatmeal

    Pinhead Oatmeal

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    • Nutritious: Finely chopped oats, the most nutritious inner part of the oat
    • Supportive: Feed to the birds on their own or in a favourite mix
    • Versatile: Enjoyed by hedgehogs with other scraps and fruit
  • Rolled Porridge Oats

    Rolled Porridge Oats

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    • Nutritious: A great energy value food source, particularly loved by songbirds
    • Supportive: Feed to the birds on their own or in a favourite mix
    • Versatile: Suitable for Table or Ground feeding
  • National Trust Seed Peanut Cake 500ml

    National Trust Seed Peanut Cake 500ml

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    • Nutritious: High energy food for a wide range of garden birds
    • Supportive: Every purchase contributes to the work of the National Trust
    • Easy To Use: Includes hanging hook
  • See the Differenceâ„¢ Seed Suet Tub Cakes 800g

    See the Differenceâ„¢ Seed Suet Tub Cakes 800g

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    • Ultra high fat large suet tub cakes with twice the fat of 10 major brands
    • Rich and moist, packed with nutritious ingredients including mixed bird seeds
    • Full of energy giving calories, making every trip to the bird feeder worth more
  • See the Differenceâ„¢ Seed Suet Cake 340g

    See the Differenceâ„¢ Seed Suet Cake 340g

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    • Ultra high fat content suet blocks with twice the fat of 10 major brands
    • Rich and moist, packed with nutritious ingredients including mixed seeds
    • Full of energy giving calories, making every trip to the bird feeder worth more
  • Flutter Peanut Butter Pods Fruity

    Flutter Peanut Butter Pods Fruity

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    • Complete: a blend of salt-free peanut butter with added fruit
    • Versatile: place on a bird table or hang in a Flutter Butter feader
    • Healthy: packed with peanut proteins and nutrient-rich fruits
  • Flutter Peanut Butter Fruity

    Flutter Peanut Butter Fruity

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    • Glass jar 320g, packed full of peanut protein and fruit, high in energy giving calories.
    • Attract more birds to your garden
    • A quick, clean and easy way to feed your garden visitors
  • Flutter Butter Pod Refills Fruity

    Flutter Butter Pod Refills Fruity

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    • Environmentally friendly: 85% less plastic than Flutter Butter® Pods
    • Nutritious: packed full of extra fruit for vitamins
    • Convenient: fits easily into an empty Flutter Butter® Pod
  • Flutter Butter Pod Refill Starter Pack

    Flutter Butter Pod Refill Starter Pack

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    • Nutritious: protein packed rich, nutritious Flutter Butter
    • Convenient: everything you need to get started with a feeder, empty pod and two refills
    • Environmentally friendly: flutter butter pods and refills are fully recyclable
  • Mealworm Food 250g

    Mealworm Food 250g

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    • Natural bran product
    • Keeps live mealworms fresh for longer
    • Please Note: This item is posted directly from the Live Food Farm by Royal Mail 1st class post and does not count towards your £30 basket total.
  • Robin Bird Food and Feeder Pack

    Robin Bird Food and Feeder Pack

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    • Perfect Starter Pack: Everything you need to attract Robins into your garden
    • Includes: 3kg Ark Robin Friendly, 300g Dried Mealworms & Compact Ground Feeding Tray
    • Attractive: Compact tray allows easy relocation to find best feeding spot
  • Live Mini Mealworms

    Live Mini Mealworms

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    • Suitable for young nestlings
    • Insectivorous aviary birds also enjoy these
    • Please Note: These items are posted directly from the Live Food Farm by Royal Mail 1st class post and do not count towards your £30 basket total.
  • Flutter Butter Feeder Pack

    Flutter Butter Feeder Pack

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    • The Perfect Pack: Feed straight from the box, contains suet feeder and food
    • A Proven Favourite: Makes a great gift for family, friends and the birds
    • Hassle-Free: Quick, clean and simple peanut butter bird feeding
  • Garden Bird Guide, Feeder & Food Pack

    Garden Bird Guide, Feeder & Food Pack

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    • Perfect Starter Pack: An excellent choice to encourage small birds into your garden
    • Includes: My Favourites Seed Feeder, 1kg Premium Sunflower Hearts & A Guide To Garden Birds
    • Attractive: The perfect gift for any bird lover
  • Clingers Only Bird Feeding Pack

    Clingers Only Bird Feeding Pack

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    • Perfect Starter Pack: Everything you need to attract small birds to your garden
    • Includes: Feeders and food suitable for a multitude of tits, and other clinging birds
    • Supportive: Allows small birds to feed in peace, without marauding large & greedy birds

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Some birds become so familiar with the routine, that they will be found waiting for you to fill the bird table, rewarding you with hours of entertainment, colour and song.

Time flies as you watch birds queuing at the feeder and taking it in turns to feed – it’s fascinating, immensely entertaining and very rewarding. It is also calming and therapeutic to sit down with a cup of tea and watch their interactions.

At Ark Wildlife we enjoy hearing your many delightful anecdotes and seeing your photos. We even run a monthly garden bird photo competition giving you the chance to win vouchers for any garden bird photos you share with us.

Which bird food should I start with?

An easy way to start attracting birds is to put up two bird feeder favourites. Fill the first bird feeder with sunflower hearts and the second with peanuts. You might also want to add some fat balls.

As you get to recognise the different types of birds that visit your garden, we`ll help you choose different feeders and bird foods that will appeal to the birds you want to attract. We`ll also give you some top tips for feeding along with advice and guidance on where to put your bird feeders and how to maintain them. We will also advise you on which bird food to use with the changing seasons.

How to increase the diversity of your garden birds with a wide range of bird food

To increase the diversity of species that visit your feeders and to keep them in the garden longer and more often, you`ll need to offer a wide range of bird food. This should then be offered at different heights on and above the ground; it`s what we call tiered bird feeding.

Some birds, such as woodpeckers, aren’t seed eaters, and you can offer these splendid birds fat, suet, peanuts or perhaps live mealworms. Others, such as blue tits and great tits, have mixed diets and will enjoy bird seeds as well as fat and suet.

Some birds, such as finches and sparrows, are specialist bird seed eaters and will only visit the garden bird feeder if a good quality bird seed mix with their preferred seeds is available. The charming goldfinch will typically only spend time at the bird feeder if sunflower seeds or niger seed is available.

Wild birds need water as much as food for drinking and bathing. We always recommend putting fresh clean water out every day of the year.

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Q: What are the most popular types of bird food?

A: The most popular types of bird food include sunflower seeds, peanuts, suet, mealworms, and mixed seeds.

Q: What bird feeders can I use?

A: You can use hanging tube or lantern feeders and ground feeding trays or bird tables as well as specialised feeders designed for certain feed, like niger seed, peanut or suet feeders.

Q: What if a bird does not eat seeds?

A: If the birds in your garden aren’t eating the seeds you put out, you may want to offer alternative foods like suet, mealworms, or fruit.

Q: Why is tiered bird feeding important?

A: Tiered bird feeding caters to different bird species by providing different feeders at various heights, reducing competition and attracting a wider variety of birds.

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