Learn how to look after our feathered friends (From Swindon Advertiser)

Learn how to look after our feathered friends

10:31am Thursday 9th February 2012 in News

PETS at Home Swindon is holding free workshops for children throughout the half term holiday designed to inform them about the importance of supporting garden birds.

The workshops, which run from Monday to February 17, will explain the different needs of a variety of wild birds, how their diet should change with the seasons and which species most need our help and at what times.

Every child that attends a workshop will receive a free gift and can also take part in a colouring competition.

Store Manager Mike Notman said: “Our workshops are designed to help increase awareness of how to look after our feathered friends all year round.

“It’s important to understand the best foods to feed different types of wild birds.

“Encouraging wild birds to feed on seed mixes and fat balls rather than bread, which offers little nutritional value, will mean that, when children do feed the birds, they are giving them the best source of nutrition possible.”