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Post by lizard (Zac Allain) on Nov 14, 2009 14:30:45 GMT
i was thinking of putting a tree in my garden but what tree would attract the most birds?
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Post by Steven Allain on Nov 14, 2009 14:33:00 GMT
You should choose native trees over non-native ones if you truly want to improve your chances of attracting wildlife to them. Native trees provide insects when it’s time to breed and seeds over the winter months. However, different trees attract different birds. For example, cones from alder trees attract goldfinches, birch is a good all-round tree attracting many species of birds, insects and caterpillars who are also partial to eating the catkins on willow trees so ideal if you want a butterfly garden. The acorns from the oak tress will, naturally, attract squirrels and also wood pigeons and jays. Beech trees don’t support a great variety of insects but their nuts are in demand by the likes of the tit family and chaffinches. The berries from ash and rowan trees are also highly popular with birds.
Therefore, if you want to encourage wildlife into your trees and especially if there are certain species of birds you want to have regularly visiting your garden, you need to find out what species are attracted to which tree. Also, it’s worth noting that both oak and beech trees can grow quite large so are not that practical if you only have a small garden.
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Post by burhinus on Jan 6, 2010 13:38:50 GMT
Elder is also very good though, the flowers attract loads of insects which drawsin birds but the berries are eaten by thrushes, starlings and also warblers in the autumn.
Consider Crab Apple and Alder the latter favoured by Redpoll and Siskin.
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