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Wildlife in your Worcestershire garden. Johns Elaborate Birdtable next to pump.

John spent a few hours and odd pieces of timber to contruct this superb birdtable. The disused pump used to have bluetits nesting under the cap, the way into nest was up the spout.Consider yourself very lucky if you live in the country, as a vast amount of wildlife will visit your garden,

First invest in a strong bird table, (preferably roofed)
Birds of all kinds will fly in to feed, if you put out wild birdseed for them, but don?t forget the ground feeders.

In our garden we have pheasants, partridge, crows, pigeons, and all kinds of smaller birds. Occasionally we may see a sparrow hawk looking for his lunch.

During the summer we always leave a bowl of clean water for them, as sometimes this can be in short supply

Hedgehogs can be another visitor to your garden, they are the gardeners friend, as they eat all garden pests. You can encourage them by leaving a dish of dog food in the evening

Another visitor in our garden is a fox, if you have chicken for dinner leave the carcass in a quiet spot for him, and he will dispose of it

A squirrel will sometimes come looking for food, they eat nuts, so if you put nuts out for the tits, make sure they are hung out of reach and you may see squirrel acrobatics in action.

Try and leave a rough area in a corner of the garden, let the grass and weeds grow, this will encourage a host of wildlife.