Bird charity, the RSPB, has stopped the sale of its flat bird tables and related products following warnings that they could be contributing to the spread of deadly diseases to finches.

Experts recommend leaving out two different summer 50p fruits during hot weather to help garden birds: apples and pears.

These tend to vary from hanging, mounted or ground bird tables. Hanging bird tables are ideal for small birds that like to perch while feeding, like finches and sparrows.

Experts recommend leaving out two different summer 50p fruits during hot weather to help garden birds: apples and pears.

Gardeners are being told to stop using flat bird tables after the feeders were pulled from sale.

It's a crucial time for an array of birds in our gardens - as popular British birds like sparrows, starlings, blackbirds and ...

According to the RSPB: "Blackbirds are too large to access most hanging bird feeders. To attract them to your garden, it's best to put out food on a bird table or scatter it on the ground." This ...

Gardeners are being urged to leave two fruits on bird tables or on the ground in March.

Among the more expensive is a New York slate hanging bird table at £19.99. The biggest seller is a minimalist wooden bird house for £4.99, while other favourites include a grass and rattan ...

The RSPB advises: "Blackbirds are too large to access most hanging bird feeders. To attract them to your garden, it's best to put out food on a bird table or scatter it on the ground." ...