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Straight Wildlife Foods

Straight wildlife foods are exactly that - pure, unblended and unadulterated by fillers or additives of any kind. Our responsibly sourced straight foods can be served exactly as they come in hanging feeders (peanuts in a steel-mesh feeder) from 1 November to 30 April.

They're also a great complement to other foods, mixed in with your usual offerings to tempt more species that may have particular preferences.

Sunflower Hearts for Garden Wildlife

They’re one of the most popular wildlife foods you can buy, and for very good reason. Every 100g of sunflower seeds comes loaded with no less than 20g of carbohydrate, 20g of protein and 50g of fat. The perfect wildlife food!

from £15.50

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Premium Safe Peanuts for Garden Wildlife

Large and oil-rich, these top-quality Hsuji nuts come from China. They’re extremely popular with wildlife such as foxes and badgers. Every batch is tested to ensure freedom from harmful aflatoxins.

from £21.50

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Black Sunflower Seeds for Garden Wildlife

With a generous 20g of carbohydrate, 20g of protein and 50g of fat in every 100g, sunflower seeds are the first choice of many species thanks to their extra-high energy content and easily opened husks.

from £12.50

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Peanut Granules for Garden Wildlife

Used on their own or mixed with other foods, these peck-sized peanut granules are a popular high-energy choice with a wide range of species.

from £19.90

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Niger Seed for Garden Wildlife

First introduced in North American gardens, niger seed has now grown hugely popular here too. Rather like a dainty version of black sunflower seeds, tiny niger is equally oil-rich and nutritious.

from £2.40

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Your questions answered

They’re single foods with no fillers or additives: sunflower hearts, black sunflower seeds, niger seed, peanuts and peanut granules.

Feed seed and peanuts from 1 November to 30 April.

Serve sunflower hearts and black sunflower in a seed feeder, and niger in a niger feeder. Only ever offer peanuts in a steel-mesh peanut feeder, never loose, so birds can’t carry whole nuts back to their chicks. Peanut granules can go in a peanut feeder or be mixed into a seed blend in a seed feeder. Don’t scatter these foods on tables, trays or the ground.

Every batch is tested to make sure it’s free from harmful aflatoxins. Store them dry and throw away any that look mouldy.

Goldfinches love niger seed and sunflower hearts. Tits, greenfinches and sparrows go for sunflower. Tits, nuthatches and woodpeckers take peanuts.