Bird Friendly Garden Corner
I’m putting together a Bird Friendly Plant list – with help from other people.
I’ve found some plants that can be planted now if the ground is not frozen solid. Here is some information about two of the plants.
A Blackberry or bramble bush
If you plant a bramble bush some of the bird that will eat the fruit are
- Starlings,
- bullfinches,
- great tits and
- blue tits.
Some of the birds that will nest safely in the prickly branches are
- Blackbirds
- warblers
- thrushes
- long tailed tits
- finches
- dunnocks
FIRETHORN – evergreen shrub
If you plant a Firethorn shrub some of the birds that will eat the fruit are -
- blackcap
- waxwing
Some of the birds that will nest in the fire thorn are
- blackbird
- song thrush
Also, the flowers of the Firethorn attract insects, which in turn attract birds.
So this is the start of my Bird Friendly Plant list!
I’m sure a lot of us will be planting something in 2009. Whatever we plant be it flowers, grasses, bushes, trees, plants, shrubs we could buy those that can provide food or shelter for our garden birds.
Any offers of knowledge or help welcome
on February 7th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I’ve put together some information about plants for a bird friendly garden which you might find useful.
http://www.britishbirdlovers.co.uk/planting-for-birds/types-of-plants.html
on February 18th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Hi Trisha,
This is useful. I have both blackberry bushes and firethorn so doing well so far!
Sara from farmingfriends