Ark Wildlife Limited

22/10/2026

🎃 Halloween can be a little too spooky for wildlife! 🕸️🦔

Fake spider webs might look great for Halloween, but they can pose a real danger to garden wildlife.

Make Halloween wildlife-friendly:
🍂 Choose natural decorations, such as autumn leaves and pumpkins.
🕸️ Avoid synthetic spider webs outdoors.
🔦 Check bonfires before lighting.

Let's keep the spooky season safe for everyone, including our garden visitors! 🦇

21/10/2026

🐦 Bird of the Week: The Robin

Our next featured garden bird is the much-loved Robin, easily recognised by its bright orange breast. Often spotted hopping across lawns or perching nearby, Robins are curious visitors who may pop into your garden while you’re digging or tending to your plants.

👇 Find out more about Robins and discover some fascinating facts in our full guide: https://www.arkwildlife.co.uk/blogs/wildlife-guides/robin-identification-habitat-and-food

20/10/2026

🍂 Don’t underestimate ivy this autumn! 🌿

Often overlooked, ivy can be a real wildlife haven as the seasons change. From providing valuable food to offering shelter, this hardy evergreen climber continues to support garden wildlife when other plants are winding down.

So, if you have ivy growing in your garden, consider leaving it to flourish where you can. A little untidiness can be a big help to wildlife!

18/10/2026

🍂 It’s time to give your nest boxes a little autumn TLC! 🐦

Now that the breeding season is winding down, autumn is the perfect time to clean out old nesting material and give your nest boxes a thorough clean, ready for their next occupants.

Swipe through for our simple nest box cleaning guide, plus tips on where to site your box for visiting garden birds.

📖 Read our full guide here: https://www.arkwildlife.co.uk/blogs/wildlife-guides/nest-box-maintenance

16/10/2026

Our wild birds need our help. 🐦❤️

With bird populations facing significant declines, protecting habitats and providing safe places to feed, nest and raise their young has never been more important.

The good news? Conservation efforts are making a difference, showing that when we give nature a helping hand, recovery is possible.

Even small changes in our own gardens can help support the birds on our doorstep. 🌿

Let’s keep working together to give our garden birds a brighter future. 🐦

New figures have revealed a worrying picture for Britain’s wild birds, with populations of native breeding birds falling by 19% since 1970. And some species have been hit much harder than others 😞

Farmland birds have seen a huge decline of 63% since 1970, while woodland bird populations have fallen by 32%. Seabirds are also struggling, with populations down by around 52% since 1986

Changes in farming practices, habitat loss and fewer suitable places to feed and nest have all played a part. Seabirds are facing additional pressures from bird flu and warming seas, which can affect the food they rely on 🌊

Across the UK, conservationists are working hard to give our birds a helping hand. Projects are restoring wetlands, protecting nesting sites, planting hedgerows and encouraging more wildlife friendly farming practices to give struggling species a better chance 🤞🏻

And we’re already seeing some encouraging results, Bitterns, which were once on the brink of disappearing from the UK, have made a remarkable recovery thanks to wetland conservation. Sandwich terns have also returned to Blakeney Point in Norfolk with more than 1,100 pairs recorded after a two year absence 👏🏻

There’s still a lot of work to do, but Britains birds are worth fighting for 🦅

15/10/2026

🐦 BIRD FOOD DEAL OF THE MONTH 🌿

Each month, we hand-pick 3 of our best-selling, seasonally appropriate bird food mixes and bundle them together in fully recyclable packaging, giving you 3 × 3kg bags at a special discounted price.

🌻 3 × 3kg bags of bird food
🍂 Carefully chosen for the season
💚 Our best-selling mixes
♻️ Fully recyclable packaging
💷 A great saving on your bird food

The perfect way to keep your feeders topped up as the seasons change and give your garden birds plenty to choose from.

👉 Discover this month’s Bird Food Deal: https://www.arkwildlife.co.uk/products/deal-of-the-month

14/10/2026

🐦 Bird of the Week: The House Sparrow

Our next featured garden bird is the familiar House Sparrow, a sociable little visitor often spotted hopping around gardens or gathering in hedges.

👇 Find out more about House Sparrows and discover some fascinating facts in our full guide: https://www.arkwildlife.co.uk/blogs/wildlife-guides/house-sparrow-identification-habitat-and-food

13/10/2026

Fungi To Look Out For On Your Walks 🍄🍂

As the leaves begin to turn and the ground becomes damp with autumn rain, our woodlands, parks and gardens come alive with an incredible variety of fungi.

From bright red fly agarics to delicate inkcaps and bracket fungi growing on fallen trees, autumn is one of the best times of year to spot these fascinating organisms.

Fungi play an important role in our ecosystems, helping to break down dead plant material and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

So next time you’re out enjoying the autumn colours, look down as well as up – you might spot a few fascinating fungi hiding beneath the leaves! 🍂🍄

11/10/2026

After a long, hot and unusually dry summer, followed by an early autumn, many of our garden birds’ natural food sources are changing sooner than usual.

Fruits, berries and other wild foods have ripened earlier this year, which means they may also be depleted earlier, leaving birds increasingly reliant on other food sources as we head towards winter.

So, when should you start putting out supplementary food, and what should you be feeding?

📖 Find out in our blog here: https://www.arkwildlife.co.uk/blogs/articles/when-should-i-start-feeding-the-birds-again

09/10/2026

Food With A Purpose 🐿️

Did you know that our Ark Wildlife Red Squirrel Food was the first of its kind to be made available to retail customers?

We developed our specially formulated mix not only for red squirrel rescue centres, rewilding projects and conservation work, but also for anyone lucky enough to have these beautiful native squirrels visiting their garden.

We felt it was important that everyone who has red squirrels nearby could provide them with a suitable, natural and nutritious food mix to complement their natural diet and support their health and vitality.

Red squirrels are a species in decline in much of the UK, so supporting the populations that remain is incredibly important. 🌿

From conservation projects to your own back garden, we're proud that our Red Squirrel Food can play a small part in helping these special squirrels thrive. ❤️🐿️