Wild Bird Peanuts are high in calories, high in energy and rich in fibre and fat. They are appealing and nutritious to a wide variety of wild bird species and are also attractive to squirrels, if you want to feed them too! Peanuts are a valuable food source for wild birds particularly between April and September when fledglings are around.
We recommend you always feed peanuts from a high quality peanut feeder, that is secure to prevent large pieces or whole peanuts being taken by birds to feed hungry fledglings, as young birds can choke on them.
Never feed peanuts loose from a wild bird table to prevent choking, but you can safely feed peanut granules that are bite sized pieces of peanut that are easy to eat and digest from a ground feeder or bird table. Please look at the high quality wild bird feeders shown on the website for safely dispensing whole peanuts to your garden birds.
Peanuts can be infected with a fungus, which produces a poison called aflatoxin, which can be toxic to wild birds. Since there is no clear scientific evidence of what is a safe level for wild birds, we only sell Grade 1, Aflatoxin Safe nuts, unlike some online sellers!
Please note our peanuts are always fresh, not stale or old nuts that have been stored in warehouse for several months where they could have become infected, before being sold for wild bird food.
For the safety and welfare of your wild birds, never feed salted or dry roasted peanuts, as most garden birds can't process the high levels of salt and will die.
Whole peanuts are eaten by the following wild bird species: Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, Siskin & Starling.
Peanuts for Wild Birds - Nutritional Information & Features:
- 100% natural and additive free
- Protein 25%, 564 calories per 100g
- Peanuts are high in calories, energy, fibre and fat
- Available in economical 25kg bags with free delivery
- Peanuts should always be fed from a secure mesh feeder
