The Wild Bird Store

30/04/2024

It’s our Kats last day today 🥲💚
We’re going to miss you so much…and want to thank you for all your hard work over the last couple of crazy years!!
Wishing you all the very best…and hope you have Rotherwas in your rounds 😂🐦‍⬛🫶

19/04/2024

Happy Friday everyone 🐦

Did you know our hanging coconut halves are on special offer? 🥥 these are extremely popular with garden birds, filled with a soft suet & seed mix they attract a range of species such as blue t**s and long tailed t**s. 😍

We have a limited number left on special offer so get your orders in!
Singles - £1.00
Pack of 10- £8.75
Pack of 20- £18.85

FREE delivery in Herefordshire with no minimum order 👏

11/04/2024

Guess what the most popular product has been recently…?! Sunflower hearts have been flying out over the past couple of weeks 😁🌻

They are a great source of healthy fats and oils for birds, plus all birds love them so less are picked out, meaning less mess and wastage 😍

It feels like spring is suddenly here in Herefordshire, have you seen any birds building their nests yet? 🪺 We are certainly hearing plenty of beautiful birdsong!

Don’t forget, we offer FREE DELIVERY in Herefordshire so get your orders in online and over the phone, or pop in and see us in Rotherwas 🐦

28/03/2024

Happy Easter to all our lovely Wild Bird Store customers 🐣 we hope you have a great bank holiday weekend!

Ang is out and about delivering around south Herefordshire today, then we will be back on Tuesday 2nd April after a little break 🐦

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15/03/2024

Why not treat your birds to some of our suet products on special offer at the moment?! 😍

Suet is a great food to put out for your birds as it’s high fat, meaning high energy to help them build their nests ready for nesting season 💪💚

We’ve got 4 different flavours of the big cake tubs, coconut halves and peanut butter all on special offer plus FREE delivery! 👏 order online or over the phone!

22/02/2024

Good morning 🐦 Who has started to spot the first signs of spring flowers emerging?! With the cold and wet weather, it’s important to continue feeding your birds lots of high energy foods!
Something else to remember is to ensure there’s always a clean & fresh supply of water, for our feathered friends to enjoy drinking and bathing in 💦

This lovely Oasis Bird Bath is perfect as it’s not only a bath but also provides a drinking source for birds and other garden wildlife.. we think it looks really pretty too 😉
It’s made from a new sustainable material called Polyboo, which consists of a mix of 100% recycled plastic & bamboo fibres. ♻️
They are £22.95 with FREE local delivery!

19/02/2024

Happy Monday everyone! 🐦 we hope you had a lovely weekend and are ready for a new week ahead!

Have you seen our peanut butter special offer? 🥜🤩
We’ve got this lovely peanut butter available from - available in original flavour, it’s a unique plant-based blend, high in those extra rich oils that are essential for healthy birds & fledglings.

🥜 Rich, nutritious & irresistible to a range of species
🥜 No added salt
🥜 Provides a calorie boost for feeding all year round
🥜 Jar & lid completely recyclable
🥜 Simply remove the lid and slot in to a peanut butter feeder, or spread a small amount on to your bird table

Single jar £1.80
Pack of 4 £6.75
Pack of 8 £12.95

Order now online or over the phone for FREE HEREFORDSHIRE DELIVERY 🤗

14/02/2024

❤️ Happy Valentines Day ❤️
And happy start of National Nestbox Week! 🪺

Traditionally, it’s advised to site your nestboxes for garden birds in early spring, before the new breeding season starts - which is why Nestbox week launches today, when many birds are thought to start their courtship 💘
However, in reality many species will have been scoping out their nesting sites long before today. Juveniles may have even started selecting potential spots as early as their first autumn/winter!

So, it’s best to get your nestboxes up as soon as you can!

Remember when fitting your nestboxes, your priority is providing a safe location where chicks can be raised with low chance of threat from predators & bad weather 🐣

It is also vital you don’t disturb the nestbox during the nesting season, as this could scare the parents away, potentially abandoning eggs. Please observe your birds from a distance and do any inspections with minimum disruption 🐦‍⬛🌳

Have a look on our website to see our full range of nestboxes, we have something for everyone 💚

09/02/2024

National nest box week starts next week! 14th - 21st February.

It is thought that many birds will have coupled up by Valentine’s Day 🐦❤️🐦 so now is the perfect time to site, clean and observe the nest boxes in your outdoor space.

With the decline in natural nesting spots, it’s very important to provide suitable nesting opportunities for our garden birds, to give their offspring the best start in the spring time 🪺

We have a wide selection of traditional & specialist high-quality nest boxes- our log nest boxes have been flying off the shelves so far this year! 🌳

It’s important to pick a strong & durable box, which is waterproof and well insulated. Site your nest boxes out of reach of predators and make sure you’ve got the correct size hole and no perches; to protect the eggs and babies from intruders and rain 🪶

Nest-building uses a lot of energy, just like painting & decorating your house! So make sure your feeders continue to be topped up with plenty of high calorie foods & treats and water feeders & baths are filled up🐦‍⬛💚

As always please feel free to send us any photos of your feathered friends and we will share on our page! Don’t forget, FREE home delivery in Herefordshire with no minimum order! 💚

23/01/2024

Dont forget to keep these little guys fed, especially during these cold/wet/windy/stormy/months!! 🤪❄️
It’s great to see so many customers stocking up on our nutrient-rich, high energy bird food! Your birds will thank you for keeping their feeders and water baths/drinkers topped up 😊

It’s also the big bird watch count this weekend too! Who’s signed up? Get your orders in this week for FREE DELIVERY, ready for the weekend 👏🐦‍⬛

19/01/2024

Who’s ready for the big garden bird watch next weekend?! 🤩
If you are signed up to our newsletter you will have seen we sent out an email yesterday with more information!

Regularly fill up your feeders, tables & bird baths, try to keep these topped up in the lead-up to the count so the birds know they can rely on this source of food and will come more frequently. 🐦‍⬛ also important to remove any old food to reduce the risk of disease! 🪶

To maximise sightings, consider filling up your feeders with any of our range of products loved by your garden birds - we’ve got a variety of seed mixes, fat balls, suet treats and more, to suit a range of budgets! 🐦😁

Don’t forget to get your orders in for FREE HOME DELIVERY next week, subscribe to our newsletter on our website & tag us in your photos! 💌🤗

09/01/2024

Hello everyone! 🐦‍⬛ don’t forget, the Big Garden Birdwatch is only a few weeks away!! 🙌 26th-28th January

“What is Big Garden Birdwatch?
Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring”.

Last year, sparrows were the UK’s most spotted bird, closely followed by blue t**s ❤️🐦 now is a great time to stock up and fill up your feeders so that your birds know and get used to feeding in your outdoor space 🌳

We have lots of goodies & feeders stocked in the shop, but this little selection pictured would be perfect to get you going and provide your birds with plenty of high energy fats & nutrition:
Premium energy balls
Peanuts (we have standard & premium grade)
Energy-rich seed mix
All Weather feeders
Not pictured, but don’t forget to also put out clean water for drinking & bathing! 💧

Give us a call or order online for FREE HOME DELIVERY! 👏 or come and see us in the shop in Rotherwas 🤗

03/01/2024

Happy new year everyone! 🐦‍⬛
We are back open as usual this week after a lovely break- there might be some delivery delays this week due to the flooding, please bear with us while we get your orders out safely!! 💧💧💧

We are approaching nesting season so make sure your nest boxes are clean and sited in a good position, ready for your birds to scope them out.🪺 It is also essential to continue putting out high energy bird food - these premium suet tub cakes are a fantastic treat for your birds! Available in 5 different flavours and weighing 800g, you can put them on your feeding stations or trees using the integral hanger! 🐦

Call or order online for FREE HOME DELIVERY 🙌

22/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all our lovely customers!! 🎄 we are wishing you a wonderful festive time and thank you for your continued support & orders this year! 🐦

We’ll be working on the 27th-29th December and then back in the new year 🌟

TWBS team ❤️

20/12/2023

🎁 GIFT IDEA 🎁

What a lovely little selection a customer picked out as a Christmas present for her daughter & son in law who have just moved in to their new home ☺️

🌼All Weather Sunflower Heart Feeder- this range is heavy duty making these feeders a tough & durable choice, easy to clean & fill.

🌻Sunflower Hearts- packed with high energy oils, these are ideal for all year round feeding, especially during the winter months when your birds are foraging for high fat foods. All birds love sunflower hearts!

🐦 The Rustic Range Nest Box- this nesting box comes with interchangeable fronts, making it the perfect nest box for attracting a variety of species each year.

🪺Robin Nester- this is designed with the open style that robins prefer, but the nest space is concealed behind the side wall, away from prying eyes of predators.

Today & tomorrow are the last days that we are taking orders for guaranteed pre-Christmas deliveries- place your orders over the phone/website and will deliver FOR FREE🎄
We have lots of lovely bird & wildlife friendly gift ideas 😜 or pop in to the shop until 12:30 on Friday 22nd to pick up any last-minute gifts!

18/12/2023

Male Blackbird 🐦‍⬛❤️ The Blackbird is one of the most common & striking UK birds. Its mellow song is also a firm favourite! 🎶

This one here is a male- identified by his yellow beak, black feathers & yellow rings around the eye. Females are brown, often with pale brown spots and streaks on their breasts and have brown beaks 🪶

Blackbirds love worms & a variety of insects and will also eat berries & seeds when those are available and in season 🐛🫐
They are ground-feeders, so when hunting for food they will forage & ruffle through the undergrowth, turning over fallen leaves & twigs 🍂
When looking for worms, blackbirds rely on their keen eyesight and hearing. 👀 They are able to spot a worm’s tail sticking out of the soil and can even hear worms when they move under the surface! 🪱

We sell a range of ground-feeding trays & bird tables which you could fill with a mix of some of our dried mealworms, suet pellets, ground & table or robin & songbird seed mix; which Mr Blackbird will love 😍 Along with robins, wrens & thrushes who are also ground & table feeders ☺️

Don’t forget this week is your last chance for FREE HOME DELIVERY before Christmas!! 🐦🎄

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13/12/2023

Good morning 🪶❤️
Thought we’d post a little update of our Christmas opening hours:
18th-22nd December OPEN & DELIVERING
23rd-26th December CLOSED
27th-29th December OPEN & DELIVERING
30th- 1st January CLOSED
2nd January onwards OPEN AS USUAL

Now is the time to get your orders in before Christmas! We will be in the shop and out delivering right up to & including the 22nd Dec.

Your last chance to place an order for FREE HOME DELIVERY pre-Christmas will be 21st December in order for us to finish up deliveries on the 22nd. 🎅 any orders placed after the 21st will be delivered during the 3 days we’re open before New Year’s Eve.

We have got plenty of feeders, feeding stations, bird tables, wildlife feeding accessories and so much more that would make perfect gifts for any nature lovers! 🌳🐦

We have also had a few orders for nest boxes too- now is a perfect time to put those up in position, ready for your birds to scope them out for their future nests next year!! We think they make great gifts too ☺️🪺

Beautiful photo of a starling by 😍

08/12/2023

Phew, what a crazy couple of weeks it’s been over here at TWBS!! 😁 it’s wonderful to see so many people stocking up on bird food, feeding accessories & nest boxes to help our birds through the cold & wet season ahead! 💚🐦‍⬛

We apologise for any delays in getting your orders to you- everything is now back in stock so all balance of orders are being finished off today! 👏

Don’t forget to keep topping up your feeders with plenty of nutrious feed and clean water in your water baths- your birds will thank you for it! This little guy is loving some of our bird-friendly peanut butter ☺️ we sell lots of different peanut butter products and have a special offer on the original jars!! Head over to our website to see what we’ve got 👀

We’ll be back next week for more FREE HOME DELIVERY IN HEREFORDSHIRE 🤩💚🐦

Photo by our talented 🥰

29/11/2023

Call out for old newspapers! 🚨🦔
Ang is currently looking after lots of hedgehogs and is in need of old newspapers for bedding in their cages 🦔❤️
Please let us know if you can leave any out for her to collect while she’s delivering, or if you can bring them to the shop- it will be much appreciated 🦔❤️

27/11/2023

Good morning everybody!

Ang & Robin are busy delivering across north & central Herefordshire today! 🐦🛻 Can you spot your order heading out to you? 👀

Now the weather is turning cold and frosty, it is vital to keep your birds well fed & watered to help them through the winter! ❄️💚

We have plenty of high energy foods, such as Energy-Rich seed mix, suet pellets, fatballs, suet cake blocks and so much more!! 🐦 pop in and see us in the shop, or order online/over the phone for FREE HOME DELIVERY! 👏

24/11/2023

Happy weekend everyone!! 💚

We have certainly seen an increase in the amount of bird food our customers are ordering recently- making sure your feeders are topped up plenty of high energy food and clean water is essential to help our feathered friends in this cold weather! 🐦❄️

Any orders placed over the weekend will be delivered free of charge on Monday/Tuesday! 😁🛻

22/11/2023

Looking for wildlife-friendly gift ideas this festive season? We’ve got you covered!

Check out our fantastic range of bird nesting boxes, insect hotels, bat boxes, bird identifying guides, hedgehog food and even toad & frog bunkers!!
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Inviting & helping wildlife in your outdoor space has endless benefits not only for nature but us humans too, so why not give a gift with nature in mind!🎄

Order online, over the phone or visit our shop in Rotherwas ☺️

01/06/2023

We’ve definitely seen an increase in the number of birds coming to feed, hopefully you are getting to see the wonderful sights of the young fledglings starting to leave the nest 🪺
Treats like Peanut Butter are perfect for these fledglings, a quick and easy boost of fat and protein to help the grow as they learn how to survive in the big wide world!!

29/05/2023

We hope you all have a lovely Bank Holiday Monday ☀️
We’ll be back open tomorrow and out delivering around beautiful Herefordshire 🛻

24/05/2023

Just a cute little post for all our best furry friends out there!! Just some of our doggo friends and all round good boys (and girls!🐶)
We know with most of our customers, if you’re bird lovers, you’re also dog lovers and it’s definitely one of the best parts of the job…getting to meet all these waggy tails 💚💚

09/03/2023

We’re sorry we couldn’t get deliveries to you today…it was a bit too risky for our team to be driving down icy county lanes 🌨️💚
We are doubling up tomorrow so if you were due a delivery today, you will now get it tomorrow!!
Stay safe everyone ❄️ and please make sure your feeders are full and de-ice your water drinkers/baths…it may be cold but our feathered friends still need fresh water and to be able to bathe 🐦
See you tomorrow 🫶🛻

16/02/2023

N A T I O N A L N E S T B O X W E E K

We’re a few days in, and we don’t know about you but we’ve noticed a lot more activity from our birds this week!! 💚
Lots of lovely noisy Robins, Blckbirds, Blackcaps and Wrens calling their mates and marking their territory, plus a lot more activity at the feeders as they gear up for their busiest time of year!! 💚
Nest building can take up a lot of energy and with it still getting pretty cold at night, our little feathered friends may be relying on you a bit more for shelter and food!! We hope your enjoying the wonderful sights of nature as we slowly start to trickle in to Spring 🌱💚
Want to know a bit more about NNBW? Check out our blog - link in our bio 🐦

26/09/2022

We hope you’re all enjoying seeing and hearing more birds in your gardens…like this lovely Robin chattering away!! Notice how he sounds different to the mating call of the late winter/early spring…but in the autumn he’s a bit more chatty whilst still guarding his territory ❤️💚
As all nature-lovers know, listening to birds can be very uplifting, calming our hectic minds and enabling us to reconnect with nature…we’re so looking forward to hearing more birdsong as they start to come out from their annual moulting season 🤗🐦

18/09/2022

Please note, we will be closed on Monday 19th September for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to give our team and customers the time to mourn the passing of our late Queen. We will be back in store and out in the van on Tuesday delivering your orders to your door 💚

09/09/2022

The Queen was the patron of the RSPB 🐦❤️

The RSPB pays tribute to our patron, Her Majesty The Queen, who has passed away at the age of 96.