Garden feeding: seed mixes, suet, mealworms and peanuts. 12 brands and 20 products with manufacturer data — the average protein across the 19 seed wild bird foods we track is 24.8%; prices range from £2.99 to £39.99 at RRP.
seed: 19 dry: 1
Bird-seed brand with roots in the 19th-century George Buckton & Sons business; owned by Cranswick from 1993 and by Westland Horticulture since 2012.
Shropshire-based wild-bird food specialist founded in 1987, one of Europe's leading suppliers of garden-bird food and feeders, selling direct to consumers across the UK..
Suffolk country mill founded in 1912 by Herbert George Gladwell, making one of the first branded wild-bird mixes (Supreme Wild Bird, mid-1970s).
Lincolnshire bird-food maker founded in 1937 by Grimsby Zoo head keeper John 'Ted' Haith.
Avian nutrition specialist founded in Hull in 1880, still run by the founding family.
Essex family millers established in 1824 by twins William and Henry Marriage.
Small-animal feed brand from a Lincolnshire family business that has produced animal feeds for over 100 years.
The UK's second-largest bird-care brand, owned by Westland Horticulture.
The UK's largest nature-conservation charity sells its own-brand wild-bird food range through its online shop and reserve shops, with profits funding conservation work..
Telford-based designer and distributor of pet food and accessories, incorporated in 1960.
Belgian animal-nutrition group founded in 1932, a leading European supplier of cage-bird, pigeon and small-animal foods.
Conservation-award-winning Lincolnshire farm that grows much of its own bird seed and donates a share of sales to The Wildlife Trusts; sells direct nationwide by mail order..
Bucktons · seed · all
Bucktons · seed · all
Bucktons · seed · all
CJ Wildlife (Vivara) · dry · all
CJ Wildlife (Vivara) · seed · all
CJ Wildlife (Vivara) · seed · all
Copdock Mill · seed · all
Copdock Mill · seed · all
Copdock Mill · seed · all
Haith's · seed · all
Haith's · seed · all
Haith's · seed · all
Marriage's · seed · all
Peckish · seed · all
RSPB · seed · all
RSPB · seed · all
RSPB · seed · all
Vine House Farm · seed · all
Vine House Farm · seed · all
Vine House Farm · seed · all
A mix of foods attracts the widest range of species: sunflower hearts and no-mess mixes suit most garden birds, nyjer seed draws finches, suet and mealworms support insect-eaters especially in breeding season, and fresh water matters as much as food.
Year-round feeding is now generally recommended, not just winter, since natural food sources fluctuate and garden feeding has become a significant supplement for many species — just keep feeders clean to avoid spreading disease.
Pet specialists and online retailers carry the widest range for small pets — supermarkets typically stock only one or two mainstream brands. Every product page here links to the specific UK merchants that stock it; see our full merchant directory.