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We used to have pigeons perching on the half-door, waiting for food. My mother calls them "flying rats" sometimes. Same problem. I have a 'new' garden and have been very disappointed at the lack of birds wanting to eat from my feeders. We've been

(small box hedge). Any advice would be appreciated. I would be very nervous to plant anything now. My soil is waterlogged and with the icy conditions forecast next week it would be very harsh conditions for most plants. Have you bought the box? From

been around until testerday when the two were together in the front garden. They have used my bird box for the last two years and am now happy they are still together.

again in bird box but female blackbird attacked them and they've moved elsewhere. Also have Dunnocks nesting and occasional visit from wren, and a few goldfinch. sorry but I hate magpies..one year I stood in the kitchen watching one poke its beak

live mealworms that time of the year to help our little birds, as well as sunflower hearts of course in the usual feeders. I also got a box with a camera in it not long after and it was great fun to see the parent blue tits feeding up their chicks

or beneath sheds, while the common carder generally chooses thickets of long grass or compost heaps to nest in. But bumblebees will nest anywhere they deem 'suitable', including bird boxes, lawnmowers, concrete paths and old duvets.I’ve yet to encourage

to supportsClip box hedging and topiary to keep it neatFlowersSow a few seeds of salad leaves every 2-3 weeksPlant out crops being raised in pots under glassCover soft fruits with netting to prevent birds eating themFruit & vegTake cuttings from pelargoniums

.Clean and sharpen knives and secateursPut up nesting boxes for birds on suitable treesMove shrubs growing in the wrong placeAround the gardenCut down willows and dogwoods to their baseFinish taking hardwood cuttingsPlant bare-root roses, hedging, trees and shrubs

sparrow colony box from Garden Bird Supplies (brilliant web site, their bird food is good value and nutritious and they're all really friendly!) so hopefully they might take up permanent residence :-) We Live in the centre of Aylesbury and our garden is a

-tits in our garden,over the harsh winter last year,i counted over 12 coming out of a bird-box on our house,it was so sweet,as i pulled up in my car i noticed them and just sat in my car counting and watching them...i also have a little wren [think thats what