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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  • Standard Peanut Kernels; Attract more birds with quality peanut kernels; Woodpeckers love peanut kernels; Keep squirrels off peanuts for birds

    Classic Peanut Kernels

    From £5.50
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    • Classic Mixed Crops: but always premium oil content
    • Natural: perfectly misshapen and varied in size
    • Quality-checked: free from aflatoxins and bird safe
  • Ark No Mess Feeder Mix for birds Chaffinch eating ark no mess bird feeder mix
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    Ark No Mess Feeder Mix

    From £4.95
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    • Popular: our bestselling no mess feeder mix
    • High-quality: high oil and protein mix
    • Versatile: attractive to all birds in your garden
  • Premium Sunflower Hearts; Premium Sunflower Hearts; Blue Tit sunflower Seeds; Blue tit and nuthatch on sunflower hearts Premium Sunflower Hearts; Premium Sunflower Hearts; Blue Tit sunflower Seeds; Blue tit and nuthatch on sunflower hearts
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    Premium Sunflower Hearts

    From £4.70
    From £4.70
    • High-quality: are of the finest bakery grade, with an additional clean and filter
    • Energising: rich in oil for that beneficial boost
    • Versatile: enjoyed by every bird that will visit your garden
  • Ark Suet Balls with Insects; Bowl of Ark Suet Balls; Feeding Ark Suet Balls in the garden Ark Suet Balls with Insects; Bowl of Ark Suet Balls; Feeding Ark Suet Balls in the garden

    Ark Suet Balls with Insects

    From £4.99
    From £4.99
    • All-rounder: a delicious treat for garden birds throughout the year
    • Protein-packed: with added dried insects for a healthy boost
    • Quality: over 27.5% fat content – much higher than most standard retailers
  • Standard Sunflower Hearts; Greenfinch on sunflower hearts; Chaffinch enjoying Standard Sunflower Hearts Standard Sunflower Hearts; Greenfinch on sunflower hearts; Chaffinch enjoying Standard Sunflower Hearts

    Classic Sunflower Hearts

    From £4.20
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    • Extra value: the same great nutrition at a more competitive price
    • Nutritious: the same high-oil bakery grade seeds with just a few more broken bits
    • Well-liked: universally enjoyed by garden birds in feeders, bird tables or scattered on the ground
  • Premium 90g Fat Balls for Birds; Blue tits feeding on fat balls; Blue tits feeding on fat balls Premium 90g Fat Balls for Birds; Blue tits feeding on fat balls; Blue tits feeding on fat balls

    Ark Premium Fat Balls

    From £4.95
    From £4.95
    • Exceptional: with higher fat content than other suppliers for a softer consistency
    • High Fat Content: The `fat` in a fat ball is what gives birds energy. The more the better!
    • Versatile: attracts a variety of wild birds to your garden
  • Wild Bird Food; Dunnock clearing the scraps of wild bird food off the floor under a bird table; Jackdaw eating wild bird food from a ground feeder Wild Bird Food; Dunnock clearing the scraps of wild bird food off the floor under a bird table; Jackdaw eating wild bird food from a ground feeder

    Ark Classic Wild Bird Food

    From £3.75
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    • Versatile: suitable all year round and for a variety of birds
    • High-quality: premium ingredients
    • Caring: designed to keep birds healthy
  • Ark Hearty Mealworm Mix; A chaffinch enjoying Ark Hearty Mealworm Mix from an Onxy Seed Feeder; Ark Hearty Mealworm Mix being enjoyed by a Coal Tit, from an Onxy Seed Feeder Ark Hearty Mealworm Mix; A chaffinch enjoying Ark Hearty Mealworm Mix from an Onxy Seed Feeder; Ark Hearty Mealworm Mix being enjoyed by a Coal Tit, from an Onxy Seed Feeder

    Ark Hearty™ Mealworm Mix

    From £5.50
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    • High-quality: premium mealworm mix with extra protein
    • Versatile: suitable for year-round use
    • Caring: wheat free with zero fillers
  • Dried Mealworms; Dried Mealworms; Starlings feeding on Dried Mealworms Black Bird on a glass dish filled with dried mealworms

    Dried Mealworms

    From £4.50
    From £4.50
    • Energising: provides the same high levels of energy as live insects
    • Protein-packed: a highly valuable source of protein for insect-eating garden birds
    • Versatile: a tasty and appealing treat for a range of wild birds
  • Ark Insectivore Food; Hedgehogs eating Ark Insectivore Food; Fieldfare eating Ark Insectivore Food; Nuthatch eating Ark Insectivore Food Ark Insectivore Food; Hedgehogs eating Ark Insectivore Food; Fieldfare eating Ark Insectivore Food; Nuthatch eating Ark Insectivore Food
    Fortified with Calcium

    Ark Insectivore Food

    From £6.15
    From £6.15
    • Nourishing: fortified with protein, calcium and probiotics for bird health
    • Wildlife-focused: help insect eaters when their natural food is scarce
    • Versatile: a highly palatable food supplement for insect eating birds and mammals
  • Ark Insect Suet Pellets; Ark Insect Suet Pellets being enjoyed by a Robin; Ark Insect Suet Pellets enjoyed by this Blackbird Ark Insect Suet Pellets; Ark Insect Suet Pellets being enjoyed by a Robin; Ark Insect Suet Pellets enjoyed by this Blackbird

    Ark Insect Suet Pellets

    From £4.50
    From £4.50
    • Wholesome: packed with energy and protein for a filling meal
    • High-quality: made with 100% quality natural ingredients
    • Fledgling-friendly: ideal for baby birds in spring and summer time
  • Ark Robin Friendly Premium bird food Female blackbird tucking in to ark premium robin bird food
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    Ark Robin Friendly Premium

    From £5.00
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    £5.55
    • Caring: zero fillers for maximum nutrition
    • Popular: attracts robins and other songbirds to your garden
    • Nutritious: sunflower seeds, peanuts and raisins give an energy boost
  • Ark Winter Warmer Bird Food; Jackdaw Feeding; Robin on Ark Bird Food; Feeding Birds in Winter Ark Winter Warmer Bird Food; Jackdaw Feeding; Robin on Ark Bird Food; Feeding Birds in Winter

    Ark Winter Warmer Mix

    From £5.85
    From £5.85
    • Caring: provides birds with energy in the colder months
    • High-quality: only the best ingredients make our mixes
    • Popular: entices winter wildlife into your garden
  • Ark Mixed Suet Pellets for Birds; Dunnock eating berry pellets; Blackbird eating insect pellets; Robin eating insect pellets Ark Mixed Suet Pellets for Birds; Dunnock eating berry pellets; Blackbird eating insect pellets; Robin eating insect pellets

    Ark Mixed MultiPack Suet Pellets

    From £12.50
    From £12.50
    • Nutritious: packed with high-energy and protein for a more filling meal
    • 100% natural: made with only the highest quality natural ingredients
    • Flavoursome: a variety of tasty flavours to keep birds intrigued during feeds
  • Ark Hearty Suet Mix Blackbird eating ark hearty suet mix

    Ark Hearty™ Suet Mix

    From £5.35
    From £5.35
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    • Versatile: attracts a variety of birds
    • High-quality: we use only the most premium seeds
    • Caring: no fillers as these offer no nutritional value
  • Ark Mealworm Suet Pellets; Young Blackbird enjoying mealworm suet pellets; Ark Mealworm Suet Pellets Ark Mealworm Suet Pellets; Young Blackbird enjoying mealworm suet pellets; Ark Mealworm Suet Pellets

    Ark Mealworm Suet Pellets

    From £4.50
    From £4.50
    • Versatile: suitable for all year round feeding
    • High-quality: made from 100% premium ingredients
    • Nutritious: high energy and protein
  • Calcium Worms Dried Calcium Worms

    Dried Calcium Worms

    From £3.95
    From £3.95
    • Nutritious: excellent source of protein and calcium
    • Versatile: perfect for table, ground and seed feeders
    • Appealing: attract more insectivore birds to gardens
  • Mealwom and suet filled coconut halves for birds Coconut Bird Feeder - Suet with Mealworms

    Coconut Bird Feeder - Suet with Mealworms

    From £1.99
    From £1.99
    • Nutritious: Half coconut shell packed with suet and mealworms
    • Supportive: 100% Biodegradable
    • Easy To Use: Quick, clean and simple - individually packed including hanger
  • Ark Premium Wild Bird Food Robin enjoying Ark Premium Wild Bird Food

    Ark Premium Wild Bird Food

    From £4.75
    From £4.75
    • Premium table mix: to attract the widest range of species to your garden
    • Packed: with high energy seeds
    • Bring: the widest variety of birds to your garden
  • Peanut Granules

    Peanut Granules

    From £7.00
    From £7.00
    • High-quality: made of the freshest peanut kernels on the market
    • Bite-sized: suitable for small species of birds and fledglings
    • Tested and tasty: completely free from aflatoxins and bird safe
  • Ark Berry Suet Pellets; Ark Berry Suet Pellets Dunnock eating pellets mixed with Ark No Mess Feeder Mix; Ark Berry Suet Pellets Robin eating Berry Pellets from a compact feeding tray; Ark Berry Suet Pellets Robin enjoying berry pellets from a ground feeding tray Ark Berry Suet Pellets; Ark Berry Suet Pellets Dunnock eating pellets mixed with Ark No Mess Feeder Mix; Ark Berry Suet Pellets Robin eating Berry Pellets from a compact feeding tray; Ark Berry Suet Pellets Robin enjoying berry pellets from a ground feeding tray

    Ark Berry Suet Pellets

    From £4.50
    From £4.50
    • Versatile: suitable for all year round feeding
    • High-quality: made from 100% premium ingredients
    • Nutritious: high energy and protein
  • Niger Seed; Redpoll on Niger Seed Feeder; Siskin on Niger Seed Feeder; Golfinch on Niger Seed Feeder Niger Seed; Redpoll on Niger Seed Feeder; Siskin on Niger Seed Feeder; Golfinch on Niger Seed Feeder

    Niger Seed

    From £5.35
    From £5.35
    • 100% natural: packed with only the highest quality, nutritious ingredients
    • Enticing: goldfinches are renowned for their love for niger seeds
    • Nutritious: always with premium oil and high protein content
  • Black Sunflower Seeds Two birds seeding black sunflower seeds from feeder

    Choice Black Sunflower Seeds

    From £4.15
    From £4.15
    • Caring: specifically selected seed crop for higher oil content
    • Popular: loved by a multitude of garden visitors
    • Nutritious superfood: rich in oil, protein and energy
  • Premium Peanuts for birds; Blue tit enjoying peanut kernels; Attract more birds with high quality peanuts; A Blue Tit enjoying Premium Peanut Kernels Premium Peanuts for birds; Blue tit enjoying peanut kernels; Attract more birds with high quality peanuts; A Blue Tit enjoying Premium Peanut Kernels

    Large Premium Peanut Kernels

    From £5.80
    From £5.80
    • Exceptional: selected from the best 40/50 large peanut crops
    • Quality-checked: free from aflatoxins and completely bird safe
    • High-energy: packed full of essential oils

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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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