How to put up a nest box
The nest box is perhaps as vital a part of looking after the garden birds as a feeder, or the feed itself.
With so many trees, natural...
Insects To Encourage In Your Garden
It might seem strange to want to encourage insects into your garden - just the mere mention of some insects is enough to make any weathered gardener shiver...
Seven of the UK’s most endangered birds
If you’ve watched David Attenborough’s fantastic Wild Isles series, you’ll be amazed by footage of white-tailed eagles and capercaillie filmed in their natural habitats. Beautiful though these birds...
The Soothing Power of Birds – Q&A with Bird Therapy
Bird feeding and bird watching means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some, it’s almost life saving!
We spoke to Joe Harkness,...
Your Happy Beaks Garden – September
'September days are here, with summer's best of weather and autumn's best of cheer.'
- Helen Hunt Jackson
Autumn is upon us, bringing with it a sigh of relief for...
Best garden activities for kids
Let’s lure our kids away from screens this summer and introduce them to the joys of play, adventure and learning in nature. From sowing wildflower seeds for pollinators,...
Best British eco friendly blogs
We all want to do our bit to help reduce climate change and be more environmentally friendly, but it can be hard to know how to make the...
Brilliant bird hospitals and sanctuaries
You might know your first aid, but do you know what to do when you find a sick or injured bird? It’s often your local wildlife hospital or...
Your Happy Beaks Garden – June
A delicate fabric of bird song floats in the air,
The smell of wet wild earth is everywhere
- Sara Teasdale
June marks the beginning of summer and the end of...
Birds in Halloween Folklore
Birds have been part of the Halloween tradition for a long time — even before the demonic few from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” in 1963! But why do...
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